Meditation-Induced Coherence and Crucial Events.
Rohisha Tuladhar, Gyanendra Bohara, Paolo Grigolini, Bruce J West
Frontiers in Physiology May 29, 2018 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.00626 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Interventions | Chi meditation Kundalini Yoga |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Keywords | Coherence Cognition Heart rate variability Criticality Stress reduction |
| Key points | Argues that 1/f noise in heart rate variability has two origins, one Laplace-deterministic and one from unpredictable crucial events, and that meditation turns the Laplace memory into a strongly coherent process while favoring a transition from ideal 1/f noise to the Gaussian basin of attraction. Proposes a statistical method to quantify stress reduction from Chi meditation and Kundalini Yoga. |
Abstract
In this paper we emphasize that 1/f noise has two different origins, one compatible with Laplace determinism and one determined by unpredictable crucial events. The dynamics of heartbeats, manifest as heart rate variability (HRV) time series, are determined by the joint action of these different memory sources with meditation turning the Laplace memory into a strongly coherent process while exerting an action on the crucial events favoring the transition from the condition of ideal 1/f noise to the Gaussian basin of attraction. This theoretical development affords a method of statistical analysis that establishes a quantitative approach to the evaluation of the stress reduction realized by the practice of Chi meditation and Kundalini Yoga.
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