Effect of meditation on stress-induced changes in cognitive functions

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 207-212

  Mohan, Amit ^a   Sharma, Ratna ^a   Bijlani, Ramesh L ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; COGNITION; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GAME; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LEISURE; MALE; MEDITATION; MEMORY; MENTAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PRETEST POSTTEST DESIGN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TIME; RELAXATION TRAINING; RESPONSE TIME; SYMPATHETIC TONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WECHSLER MEMORY SCALE;

ADULT; COGNITION; COMPUTERS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MEDITATION; MEMORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELAXATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952947673     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2010.0142     Document Type: Article

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