Key result
Yoga increases HRV, balances autonomic reactivity, and improves cognition in young healthy subjects.
Why the study?
Does yoga practice improve cognitive skills and heart rate variability in young healthy subjects?
Population
30 normal young healthy engineering students
Comparison
Yoga practice one and half hour per day for six… vs Control group
Design
RCT, Randomly selected into two groups
Follow-up
5 months
Authors
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Supports recommending yoga for cognitive and autonomic benefits in healthy young adults; extends RCT evidence to non-clinical populations.
RCT (n=30)
Randomly selected
Does yoga practice improve cognitive skills and heart rate variability in young healthy subjects?
Yoga practice over five months improves heart rate variability and cognitive physiological parameters in healthy young subjects.
Nagendra et al. (2015) conducted an RCT in Healthy (n=30). Yoga vs. Control group was evaluated on Cognitive skills, autonomic nervous system, and heart rate variability. Yoga practice for 5 months improved cognitive functions, increased heart rate variability, and balanced autonomic nervous system reactivity in young healthy subjects.
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