Meditation can reduce habitual responding

Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 42-58

  Wenk Sormaz, Heidi ^a  

^a Fresh Yoga   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENT; FEMALE; HABITUATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDITATION; REACTION TIME; SCORING SYSTEM; TECHNIQUE; TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AROUSAL; ASSOCIATION; AWARENESS; BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HABITS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDITATION; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 15244341094     PISSN: 10786791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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