Cardiorespiratory synchronization during Zen meditation

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 88-95

  Cysarz, Dirk ^a,b   Büssing, Arndt ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^b Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Herdecke   (Germany)

^c Krebsforschung Herdecke   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bivariate data analysis; Heart rate variability; Meditation; Respiration; Respiratory sinus arrhythmia; Synchronization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING; BREATHING RATE; CARDIOPULMONARY HEMODYNAMICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDITATION; MENTAL TASK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDITATION; PULMONARY VENTILATION; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; STATISTICS;

EID: 29444450991     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-005-1379-3     Document Type: Article

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