Reorganization of the brain and heart rhythm during autogenic meditation

Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience

Volumn 7, Issue JAN, 2014, Pages

  Kim, Dae Keun ^a   Rhee, Jyoo Hi ^b   Kang, Seung Wan ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b J H Rhee Relaxation Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Autogenic meditation; Coherence; Cortical reorganization; EEG; Heart; Relaxation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; ARTICLE; BETA RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTA RHYTHM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; GAMMA RHYTHM; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; MEDITATION; SCORING SYSTEM; THETA RHYTHM;

EID: 84892588094     PISSN: 16625145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnint.2013.00109     Document Type: Article

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