Effects of the Transcendental Meditation Technique on Normal and Jendrassik Reflex Time
Debra Warshal
Perceptual and Motor Skills June 1, 1980 DOI: 10.2466/pms.1980.50.3c.1103 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Observational study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 14 |
| Population | 14 human subjects assessed over a 6-week period |
| Intervention | Transcendental Meditation |
| Duration | 6 weeks |
| Measures | Fractionated normal and Jendrassik reflex times |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key findings | No significant differences in normal or Jendrassik reflex times appeared before versus after Transcendental Meditation treatment, but reflex times showed a significant reduction across sessions. The authors offer possible explanations for this session effect. |
Abstract
Fractionated normal and Jendrassik reflex times were assessed on 14 subjects over a 6-wk. period to examine the short- and long-range effects of Transcendental Meditation on the neuromuscular system. While no significant differences in reflex times were observed pre- and posttreatment, a significant reduction in reflex times was found over sessions. Possible explanations were offered.
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| Meditation experience is associated with differences in default mode network activity and connectivity Experienced meditators and matched meditation-naive controls | 2011 | Observational cohort | |
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Citations in the library
Cited by 5
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- The physiology of meditation: a review. A wakeful hypometabolic integrated response. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 1992
- EEG coherence and power during Yogic Flying. International Journal of Neuroscience September 1990
- Academic achievement and the paired Hoffman reflex in students practicing meditation. International Journal of Neuroscience November 1984
- Modification of the paired H reflex through the transcendental meditation and TM-Sidhi program. Experimental Neurology January 1983