January 1, 2014Frontiers in Integrative NeuroscienceOpen Access

Reorganization of the brain and heart rhythm during autogenic meditation

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Why the study?

Does autogenic meditation alter heart coherence and EEG patterns compared to baseline?

Population

14 subjects

Comparison

Autogenic meditation vs Baseline (before meditation)

Follow-up

3 minute epochs

Authors

DKDaekeun KimPohang University of Science and Technology JRJyoo-Hi RheeBielefeld University SKSeung Wan KangSeoul National University of Science and Technology

Discussion

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Implication

May aid relaxation; hypothesis-generating for autonomic effects in cardiology, needing RCTs before practice change.

Structured PICO

Does autogenic meditation alter heart coherence and EEG patterns compared to baseline?

Population

14 subjects

Intervention

Autogenic meditation

Comparator

Baseline (before meditation)

Outcome

Heart coherence scores and EEG changes (high beta absolute power, alpha relative power, lower and higher band coherence)surrogate

Autogenic meditation significantly increases heart coherence and alters EEG patterns, reflecting a state of relaxation and potential cognitive reorganization.

Limitations

Further research is still needed for a confirmation of heart coherence as a simple window for the meditative state

Cite This Study

Kim et al. (2014) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a064cf00924dc877016d90a https://doi.org/10.3389/fnint.2013.00109

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Reorganization of the brain and heart rhythm during autogenic meditation

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Member takes

Implication

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Limitations

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Reorganization of the brain and heart rhythm during autogenic meditation

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Limitations

Cite This Study

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