Immediate effect of mukha bhastrika (A bellows type pranayama) on reaction time in mentally challenged adolescents

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 174-180

  Bhavanani, Ananda Balayogi ^a   Ramanathan, Meena ^b   Harichandrakumar, K T ^c  

^a International Centre for Yoga   (India)

^b ICYER and Yoganjali Natyalayam   (India)

^c JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Central processing; Mental retardation; Mukha bhastrika; Reaction time

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MUKHA BHASTRIKA; NONHUMAN; RELIABILITY; RESPONSE TIME; SCHOOL; TREATMENT DURATION; YOGA;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; REACTION TIME; YOGA;

EID: 84865366894     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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