Patterns of EEG coherence, power, and contingent negative variation characterize the integration of transcendental and waking states

Biological Psychology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 293-319

  Travis, Fred ^a   Tecce, Joe ^b   Arenander, Alarik ^a   Wallace, R Keith ^a  

^a MAHARISHI UNIVERSITY OF MANAGEMENT   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

CNV; Coherence; EEG; Enlightenment; Meditation; TM; Transcendental experiences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTINGENT NEGATIVE VARIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDITATION; MENTAL TASK; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; TASK PERFORMANCE; WAKEFULNESS;

ADULT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDITATION; REACTION TIME; SLEEP; VISUAL PERCEPTION; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 0036876719     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-0511(02)00048-0     Document Type: Article

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