MEDITATION AS THERAPY: FRACTAL STUDY USING ECG TIME SERIES
Monisha Chakraborty
International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer Science April 20, 2018 DOI: 10.26483/ijarcs.v9i2.5709 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Observational study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 6 |
| Population | Six human subjects |
| Intervention | Meditation |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key findings | The abstract reports that ECG signals from six subjects were analyzed before and during meditation using Hurst's Rescaled Range analysis, and states that the results are interesting and may be useful for developing meditation therapy, but it does not describe the specific findings or their direction. |
Abstract
This work reports on the study of the effects of meditation as stimulus on six subjects. Their ECG signals are acquired before and while on meditation. The ECG time series are analysed in the light of fractal based nonlinear technique. For this purpose Hurst's Rescaled range analysis method has been utilized. The results are interesting and may be useful in the development of meditation therapy.
Comparable studies
Other observational and cohort studies on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Using Self-Report Assessment Methods to Explore Facets of Mindfulness Undergraduate students | 2006 | Observational cohort | |
| Effectiveness of a meditation-based stress reduction program in the treatment of anxiety disorders Patients with generalized anxiety disorder or panic disorder with or without agoraphobia | 1992 | Observational cohort | n = 22 |
| Meditation experience is associated with increased cortical thickness Participants with extensive Insight meditation experience and matched controls | 2005 | Observational cohort | n = 20 |
| Meditation experience is associated with differences in default mode network activity and connectivity Experienced meditators and matched meditation-naive controls | 2011 | Observational cohort | |
| Long-term meditators self-induce high-amplitude gamma synchrony during mental practice Long-term Buddhist practitioners and controls | 2004 | Observational cohort |
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