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Robert Keith Wallace
Other affiliations: Harvard University
Bio: Robert Keith Wallace is an academic researcher from Maharishi University of Management. The author has contributed to research in topics: Transcendental meditation & Meditation. The author has an hindex of 16, co-authored 25 publications receiving 2577 citations. Previous affiliations of Robert Keith Wallace include Harvard University.
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TL;DR: Oxygen consumption, heart rate, skin resistance, and electroenceph-alograph measurements were recorded before, during, and after subjects practiced a technique called transcendental meditation as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Oxygen consumption, heart rate, skin resistance, and electroenceph-alograph measurements were recorded before, during, and after subjects practiced a technique called transcendental meditation There were significant changes between the control period and the meditation period in all measurements During meditation, oxygen consumption and heart rate decreased, skin resistance increased, and the electroencephalogram showed specific changes in certain frequencies These results seem to distinguish the state produced by transcendental meditation from commonly encountered states of consciousness and suggest that it may have practical applications
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TL;DR: It is hypothesize that meditation is an integrated response with peripheral circulatory and metabolic changes subserving increased central nervous activity, consistent with the subjective description of meditation as a very relaxed but, at the same time, a very alert state.
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TL;DR: Transcendental Meditation practice appears to lead to a state fundamentally different than eyes-closed rest, result in a cascade of events in the central and autonomic nervous systems, leading to a rapid change in state within a minute, and be best distinguished from other conditions through autonomic and EEG alpha coherence patterns rather than alpha power.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a review summarizes conceptual approaches to mind-fulness and empirical research on the utility of mindfulness-based interventions, and suggests that these interventions may be helpful in the treatment of several disorders.
Abstract: Interventions based on training in mindfulness skills are becoming increasingly popular. Mindfulness involves intentionally bringing one's attention to the internal and external experiences occurring in the present moment, and is often taught through a variety of meditation exercises. This review summarizes conceptual approaches to mind-fulness and empirical research on the utility of mindfulness-based interventions. Meta-analytic techniques were incorporated to facilitate quantification of findings and comparison across studies. Although the current empirical literature includes many methodological flaws, findings suggest that mindfulness-based interventions may be helpful in the treatment of several disorders. Methodologically sound investigations are recommended in order to clarify the utility of these interventions.
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01 Jan 1975TL;DR: The Relaxation Response has become the classic reference recommended by most health care professionals and authorities to treat the harmful effects of stress.
Abstract: When Dr. Herbert Benson introduced this simple, effective, mind/body approach to relieving stress twenty-five years ag, his book became an instant national bestseller. Since that time, millions of people have learned the secret--without high-priced lectures or prescription medicines. The Relaxation Response has become the classic reference recommended by most health care professionals and authorities to treat the harmful effects of stress.Discovered by Dr. Benson and his colleagues in the laboratories of Harvard Medical School and its teaching hospitals, this revitalizing, therapeutic approach is now routinely recommended to treat patients suffering from heart conditions, high blood pressure, chronic pain, insomnia, and many other physical ailments. It requires only minutes to learn, and just ten to twenty minutes of practice twice a day.
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TL;DR: An up-to-date overview of recent methodological developments, novel applications as well as a discussion of possible future applications of salivary cortisol determination are provided.
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TL;DR: It is concluded that mindfulness brings about various positive psychological effects, including increased subjective well-being, reduced psychological symptoms and emotional reactivity, and improved behavioral regulation.
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TL;DR: Between-group differences in prefrontal cortical thickness were most pronounced in older participants, suggesting that meditation might offset age-related cortical thinning, and data provide the first structural evidence for experience-dependent cortical plasticity associated with meditation practice.
Abstract: Previous research indicates that long-term meditation practice is associated with altered resting electroencephalogram patterns, suggestive of long lasting changes in brain activity. We hypothesized that meditation practice might also be associated with changes in the brain’s physical structure. Magnetic resonance imaging was used to assess cortical thickness in 20 participants with extensive Insight meditation experience, which involves focused attention to internal experiences. Brain regions associated with attention, interoception and sensory processing were thicker in meditation participants than matched controls, including the prefrontal cortex and right anterior insula. Between-group diierences in prefrontal cortical thickness were most pronounced in older participants, suggesting that meditation might oiset age-related cortical thinning. Finally, the thickness of two regions correlated with meditation experience. These data provide the ¢rst structural evidence for experience-dependent cortical plasticity associated with meditation practice. NeuroReport 16:1893^1897 � c 2005 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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