Meditation and Yoga can Modulate Brain Mechanisms that affect Behavior and Anxiety-A Modern Scientific Perspective.
Author: Krishnakumar D1, Hamblin MR2, Lakshmanan S3.
Affiliation:
1World Institute for Scientific Exploration, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA; Center for Brain and Cognition, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA. 2Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA; Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Cambridg, MA, USA. 3World Institute for Scientific Exploration, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA; Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA.
Conference/Journal: Anc Sci.
Date published: 2015 Apr
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Volume ID: 2 , Issue ID: 1 , Pages: 13-19 , Word Count: 92
Meditation and Yoga techniques are receiving increased attention throughout the world, due to the accumulation of evidence based research that proves the direct and indirect benefits of such practices. Based on studies conducted so far, it has been found that the practice of meditation triggers neurotransmitters that modulate psychological disorders such as anxiety. This paper will review the psychological effects of the practice of meditation, the role of neurotransmitters, and studies using EEG and fMRI.
KEYWORDS: Behaviour and Anxiety; Meditation; Neurotransmitters; Yoga; brain mechanisms
PMID: 26929928 [PubMed] PMCID: PMC4769029 [Available on 2016-04-01]
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