Variation of Meditation Effects in Human Brain Depending on Different Meditative Forms using Band Power Features of EEG Signal
Nahali Sen, I. S. Misra
2024 IEEE Calcutta Conference December 14, 2024 DOI: 10.1109/calcon63337.2024.10914159 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Experimental study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Non-meditators |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key findings | Breath-focused meditation (Form 2) was reported to be more efficient for long-term relaxation than single-point-focused meditation (Form 1). Significant variations in five EEG frequency bands were observed across three phases, with characteristic changes in the frontal brain region used to identify meditation. |
Abstract
Research has demonstrated that meditation boosts people’s mental and physical wellness. Response to meditation is a subjective phenomenon. The EEG signal offers profound insight into the underlying alterations in brain activity in response to various meditative forms. This study aims to find out the effect of mediation on relaxation and the longevity of relaxation caused by meditation based on two different mediation forms by analyzing frequency domain features of EEG signals. In the case of form 1, subjects had to focus on a single point on the wall while for form 2, subjects had to focus on their breathing. Non-meditators were selected in this study. Characteristic change in the frontal region of the brain was used for recognizing mediation. Significant variations in five frequency bands were observed in three phases for understanding the meditation effect. Form 2 proved to efficient for long-term relaxation than Form 1.
Comparable studies
Other experimental studies on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being. Cancer patients (clinical intervention study) | 2003 | Mixed methods: scale development, correlational, quasi-experimental, laboratory, experience-sampling, and clinical intervention study | |
| Loving-kindness meditation increases social connectedness. | 2008 | Controlled laboratory experiment | |
| Mindfulness and mind-wandering: Finding convergence through opposing constructs. | 2012 | Two studies: correlational study and experimental study | |
| Mental Training Enhances Attentional Stability: Neural and Behavioral Evidence | 2009 | Experimental study | |
| Mindfulness meditation and substance use in an incarcerated population. Incarcerated population | 2006 | Quasi-experimental with treatment-as-usual control condition |
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