Acute effect of mukh bhastrika (a yogic bellows type breathing) on reaction time

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 297-300

  Bhavanani, Ananda Balayogi ^a   Madanmohan, ^a   Udupa, Kaviraja ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Central neural processing; Mukh bhastrika; Reaction time; Sensory motor performance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGING; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUDITORY REACTION TIME; BRAIN FUNCTION; BREATHING; CENTRAL NEURAL PROCESSING; DRIVING ABILITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MAN MACHINE INTERACTION; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MUKH BHASTRIKA; NORMAL HUMAN; REACTION TIME; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SPORT; SURGERY; VISUAL REACTION TIME; YOGA;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; YOGA;

EID: 0038034859     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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