Auditory evoked potentials and transcendental meditation.
T J Barwood, J A Empson, S G Lister, A J Tilley
Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology November 1978 DOI: 10.1016/0013-4694(78)90168-2 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Observational study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 8 |
| Population | Practised meditators |
| Intervention | Meditation |
| Measures | Auditory evoked potentials (AEPs) |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key findings | No consistent changes were found in auditory evoked potentials to tone stimuli between baseline and meditation, or between meditation and light sleep, in 8 practised meditators. The results indicate no reliable effect of meditation or light sleep on these evoked responses in this small sample. |
Abstract
Auditory evoked potentials to tone stimuli were recorded from 8 practised meditators before, during, and after meditation, and also during light sleep. No consistent changes were noted between baseline and meditating AEPs, or between meditating and sleep AEPs.
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