Changes in middle latency auditory evoked potentials during meditation.
In the present study of middle latency auditory evoked potentials during Brahmakumaris Raja Yoga meditation there was a decrease in the peak latency of the Na wave (a negative wave between 14 and 19 msec.) during meditation. Since the neural generator of this wave lies at the midbrain-thalamic level, from the results one can infer that the meditation reduces conduction time at this level.
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Vivekananda Yoga Research Foundation, Eknath Bhavan, No. 19, Near Gavipuram Circle, K. G. Nagar, Bangalore 560 019, India. anvesana@vsnl.com
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D000328:Adult; D001303:Auditory Cortex / Q000502:physiology; D005072:Evoked Potentials, Auditory / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019122:Meditation / Q000523:psychology*; D008636:Mesencephalon / Q000502:physiology*; D008959:Models, Neurological; D009431:Neural Conduction / Q000502:physiology; D013788:Thalamus / Q000502:physiology*; D013850:Thinking / Q000502:physiology; D015013:Yoga / Q000523:psychology