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Heartfulness Meditation Alters Electroencephalogram Oscillations: An Electroencephalogram Study.
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- Heartfulness Meditation-induced State and Trait Effects on Long-term, Short-term and Non-meditators Using Connectivity Analysis: An EEG Study on Prefrontal Cortex.Annals of neurosciences · 2026Article
- Neural Dynamics of Heartfulness Meditation: EEG Alpha Modulation Across Experience Levels.Annals of neurosciences · 2026Article
- Effects of heartfulness and bell meditation on brain activities and autonomic function in university students: An exploratory study.Journal of education and health promotion · 2026Article
- Neurophysiological and autonomic patterns associated with heartfulness and bell meditation: a three-arm exploratory study.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Determining the depth of meditation through frontal alpha asymmetry.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2025Article
- Heart-brain Rhythmic Synchronization during Meditation: A Nonlinear Signal Analysis.International journal of yogaArticle
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Abstract
Background: Heartfulness meditation (HM) has been shown to have positive impacts on cognition and well-being, which makes it important to look into the neurophysiological mechanisms underlying the phenomenon. Aim: A cross-sectional study was conducted on HM meditators and nonmeditators to assess frontal electrical activities of the brain and self-reported anxiety and mindfulness. Settings and Design: The present study employed a cross-sectional design. Methods: Sixty-one participants were recruited, 28 heartfulness meditators (average age male: 31.54 ± 4.2 years and female: 30.04 ± 7.1 years) and 33 nonmeditators (average age male: 25 ± 8.5 years and female: 23.45 ± 6.5 years). An electroencephalogram (EEG) was employed to assess brain activity during baseline (5 min), meditation (10 min), transmission (10 min) and post (5 min). Self-reported mindfulness and anxiety were also collected in the present study. The EEG power spectral density (PSD) and coherence were processed using MATLAB. The statistical analysis was performed using an independent sample Results: The results showed higher state and trait mindfulness, Conclusions: These findings suggest that HM practice may result in wakeful relaxation and internalized attention that can influence cognition and behavior.
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