[HTML][HTML] Associations between modifiable risk factors and white matter of the aging brain: insights from diffusion tensor imaging studies

TM Wassenaar, K Yaffe, YD van der Werf… - Neurobiology of …, 2019 - Elsevier
There is increasing interest in factors that may modulate white matter (WM) breakdown and,
consequentially, age-related cognitive and behavioral deficits. Recent diffusion tensor …

[HTML][HTML] Cortical reorganization processes in meditation naïve participants induced by 7 weeks focused attention meditation training

L Lenhart, R Steiger, M Waibel, S Mangesius… - Behavioural Brain …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Based on the evidence that meditation is associated with numerous beneficial
effects on well-being and reduced stress-related symptoms, mindfulness-based techniques …

High theta–low alpha modulation of brain electric activity during eyes-open Brahma Kumaris Rajyoga meditation

K Sharma, P Achermann, B Panwar, S Sahoo… - Mindfulness, 2023 - Springer
Objectives The objective was to analyze EEG recorded during Brahma Kumaris Rajyoga
meditation (BKRYM) using eLORETA applied in the frequency domain for localizing sources …

Enhanced amygdala–anterior cingulate white matter structural connectivity in Sahaja Yoga Meditators

O Perez-Diaz, D Góngora, JL González-Mora, K Rubia… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Objective To study the white matter connections between anterior cingulate cortex, anterior
insula and amygdala as key regions of the frontal-limbic network that have been related to …

Increased entropy of gamma oscillations in the frontal region during meditation

GP Kumar, K Sharma… - 2021 43rd Annual …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Meditation practices are considered mental training and have increasingly received
attention from the scientific community due to their potential psychological and physical …

Enhanced Integrity of White Matter Microstructure in Mind–Body Practitioners: A Whole-Brain Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study

Y Xie, K Cai, J Dai, G Wei - Brain Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Tai Chi Chuan (TCC) is an increasingly popular multimodal mind–body practice with
potential cognitive benefits, yet the neurobiological mechanisms underlying these effects …

Binary classification of meditative state from the resting state using EEG

JT Panachakel, PK Govindaiah… - 2021 IEEE 18th India …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Objective classification of the meditative state of the brain from its resting state was
attempted using electroencephalogram (EEG). The binary classification was performed both …

Functional reorganization of the brain in distinct frequency bands during eyes-open meditation

GP Kumar, K Sharma, A Adarsh, A Manvi… - Consciousness and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Meditation is a self-regulatory process practiced primarily to reduce stress, manage
emotions and mental health. The objective of this work is to study the information exchange …

Fuzzy entropy as a measure of EEG complexity during Rajayoga practice in long-term meditators

P Kumar, RA Ganesan… - 2020 IEEE 17th India …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Effects of meditation on electroencephalographic (EEG) activity are still being investigated
despite decades of research. Neurophysiological correlation during meditation has been …

Regular Islamic prayers have different corpus callosum: a shape analysis study

S Baykara, M Baykara, M Atmaca - The Egyptian Journal of Neurology …, 2023 - Springer
Background Religious practices and experiences are thought to involve a variety of thoughts
and behaviors, and various studies hypothesize the relationship between religion and …