Why the study?
Does inward-attention meditation increase parasympathetic activity as measured by heart rate variability compared to normal rest?
Population
20 subjects
Comparison
Inward-attention meditation (Zen-meditation) vs Normal rest
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Should not yet change practice; hypothesis-generating for parasympathetic effects of inward-attention meditation on HRV.
Does inward-attention meditation increase parasympathetic activity as measured by heart rate variability compared to normal rest?
Inward-attention meditation increases parasympathetic activity, as evidenced by favorable changes in heart rate variability frequency domains.
Wu et al. (2008) studied this question.
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