title: Using a healing robot for the scientific study of shirodhara. Altered states of consciousness and decreased anxiety through Indian dripping oil treatments.
authors.affiliation: International Research Center for Traditional Medicine of Toyama Prefecture, Japan. uebaba@toyama-pref-ihc.or.jp
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uebaba
authors.forename: Feng-Hao
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Miki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tagawa
authors.forename: Rikako
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Asakura
authors.forename: Tomotake
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Itou
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tatsuse
authors.forename: Yukiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Taguchi
authors.forename: Hiroko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: Mizuho
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shimabayashi
authors.forename: Tatsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hisajima
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000378:metabolism; D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000379:methods*; D003243:Consciousness; D003244:Consciousness Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010812:Physical Stimulation / Q000379:methods*; D012371:Robotics / Q000379:methods*; D012715:Sesame Oil; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D012715:Sesame Oil