Science of the Mind. Ancient Yoga texts and Modern Studies.

Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 93-108

  Telles, Shirley ^a   Singh, Nilkamal ^a  

^a PATANJALI RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

Ancient texts; Evidence based findings; Science; Yoga

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BRAIN FUNCTION; BREATHING EXERCISE; BREATHING PATTERN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDITATION; MENTAL HEALTH; METABOLISM; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION CONTROL; REVIEW; VOLUNTARILY REGULATED YOGA BREATHING; YOGA; HISTORY; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; PSYCHOLOGY;

BREATHING EXERCISES; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; MEDITATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; YOGA;

EID: 84875587919     PISSN: 0193953X     EISSN: 15583147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psc.2013.01.010     Document Type: Review

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