title: A finite state model for meditation phenomena.
abstract: Various reports of brain wave synchrony during Transcendental Meditation have appeared in the literature and have been interpreted as indicating a heightened state of integration of brain function. We suggest that this observed synchrony rather than indicating a greater integration of brain function might be an artifact of parts of the brain acting like a finite state machine. The finite state model is developed, its properties derived and a test for the hypothesis is presented.
mesh_terms: D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000502:physiology; D003201:Computers; D003344:Cortical Synchronization; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D012064:Relaxation Therapy