Effect of a one-month yoga training program on performance in a mirror-tracing task

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 187-190

  Telles, Shirley ^a   Praghuraj, P ^a   Ghosh, Abhijit ^a   Nagendra, H R ^a  

^a Swami Vivekananda Yoga Research Foundation   (India)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Mirror tracing task; Reversal ability; Speed; Yoga

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE HAND COORDINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST; YOGA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; YOGA;

EID: 33646699317     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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