Neurophysiological mechanisms of induction of meditation: A hypothetico-deductive approach

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 136-158

  Deepak, K K ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Attention concentration; Meditation; Mindful meditation; Neural model; Neuroimaging; Reticular nuclei association cortices

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ASSOCIATION CORTEX; ATTENTION; ATTENUATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; LATERAL RETICULAR NUCLEUS; MEDITATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; REVIEW; THEORETICAL MODEL; BRAIN; COGNITION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ATTENTION; BRAIN; COGNITION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MEDITATION;

EID: 0036232940     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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