ReviewAdvances in preventive medicine2015
EEG Derived Neuronal Dynamics during Meditation: Progress and Challenges.
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- Effects of Tummo Meditation and Niguma Yoga on Brain Activity.Hawai'i journal of health & social welfare · 2025Article
- Acceptability of a Brain-Injury-Tailored Yoga and Meditation Program Among Female Patients with Concussion.Journal of integrative and complementary medicine · 2025Article
- Intracranial substrates of meditation-induced neuromodulation in the amygdala and hippocampus.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025Article
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- SDA: a data-driven algorithm that detects functional states applied to the EEG of Guhyasamaja meditation.Frontiers in neuroinformatics · 2023Article
- Eliciting brain waves of people with cognitive impairment during meditation exercises using portable electroencephalography in a smart-home environment: a pilot study.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2023Article
- Brain imaging studies of emotional well-being: a scoping review.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Modulation of Heart and Brain Function by Surah Al-Rehman Recitation Among Distressed Diabetic Patients in Pakistan.Journal of religion and health · 2022Article
- Cortical and autonomic responses during staged Taoist meditation: Two distinct meditation strategies.PloS one · 2021Article
- Associations of Alpha and Beta Interhemispheric EEG Coherences with Indices of Attentional Control and Academic Performance.Behavioural neurology · 2020Article
- Respiratory Biofeedback Does Not Facilitate Lowering Arousal in Meditation Through Virtual Reality.Applied psychophysiology and biofeedback · 2019Article
- On the Hierarchical Organization of Oscillatory Assemblies: Layered Superimposition and a Global Bioelectric Framework.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2019Article
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Abstract
Meditation advances positivity but how these behavioral and psychological changes are brought can be explained by understanding neurophysiological effects of meditation. In this paper, a broad spectrum of neural mechanics under a variety of meditation styles has been reviewed. The overall aim of this study is to review existing scientific studies and future challenges on meditation effects based on changing EEG brainwave patterns. Albeit the existing researches evidenced the hold for efficacy of meditation in relieving anxiety and depression and producing psychological well-being, more rigorous studies are required with better design, considering client variables like personality characteristics to avoid negative effects, randomized controlled trials, and large sample sizes. A bigger number of clinical trials that concentrate on the use of meditation are required. Also, the controversial subject of epileptiform EEG changes and other adverse effects during meditation has been raised.
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