A nonrandomized non-naive comparative study of the effects of Kapalabhati and breath awareness on event-related potentials in trained yoga practitioners

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 281-285

  Joshi, Meesha ^a   Telles, Shirley ^a,b  

^a Swami Vivekananda Yoga Research Foundation   (India)

^b Patanjali Yog Peeth Trust Hardwar   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AWARENESS; BREATHING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERVENTION STUDY; KAPALABHATI; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; THERAPY EFFECT; TRAINING; YOGA;

ADULT; BREATH TESTS; COGNITION; EVENT-RELATED POTENTIALS, P300; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; RELAXATION THERAPY; RESPIRATION; YOGA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62649111628     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2008.0250     Document Type: Article

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