Transcendental meditation significantly decreased oxygen consumption and heart rate, increased skin resistance, and altered electroencephalogram frequencies compared to the control period.
Does transcendental meditation alter physiological parameters such as oxygen consumption and heart rate compared to a control period?
Transcendental meditation produces distinct physiological changes, including decreased oxygen consumption and heart rate, which distinguish it from commonly encountered states of consciousness.
Oxygen consumption, heart rate, skin resistance, and electroenceph-alograph measurements were recorded before, during, and after subjects practiced a technique called transcendental meditation. There were significant changes between the control period and the meditation period in all measurements. During meditation, oxygen consumption and heart rate decreased, skin resistance increased, and the electroencephalogram showed specific changes in certain frequencies. These results seem to distinguish the state produced by transcendental meditation from commonly encountered states of consciousness and suggest that it may have practical applications.
Robert K. Wallace (Fri,) reported a other. Transcendental meditation vs. Control period was evaluated on Oxygen consumption, heart rate, skin resistance, and electroencephalograph measurements. Transcendental meditation significantly decreased oxygen consumption and heart rate, increased skin resistance, and altered electroencephalogram frequencies compared to the control period.