title: Note upon steady visual fixation and repeated auditory stimulation in meditation and the laboratory.
abstract: The techniques of steady visual fixation and repetitious auditory input are used in the laboratory for investigating perceptual phenomena and in yoga and meditation for facilitating altered states of awareness. Phenomena related to mild sensory deprivation are reported in both circumstances.
mesh_terms: D000161:Acoustic Stimulation; D005403:Fixation, Ocular; D006801:Humans; D010469:Perceptual Distortion; D012064:Relaxation Therapy; D012107:Research Design; D012683:Sensory Deprivation; D015013:Yoga