Title |
Meditation-Induced Coherence and Crucial Events
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Published in |
Frontiers in Physiology, May 2018
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DOI | 10.3389/fphys.2018.00626 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Rohisha Tuladhar, Gyanendra Bohara, Paolo Grigolini, Bruce J. West |
Abstract |
In this paper we emphasize that 1/f noise has two different origins, one compatible with Laplace determinism and one determined by unpredictable crucial events. The dynamics of heartbeats, manifest as heart rate variability (HRV) time series, are determined by the joint action of these different memory sources with meditation turning the Laplace memory into a strongly coherent process while exerting an action on the crucial events favoring the transition from the condition of ideal 1/f noise to the Gaussian basin of attraction. This theoretical development affords a method of statistical analysis that establishes a quantitative approach to the evaluation of the stress reduction realized by the practice of Chi meditation and Kundalini Yoga. |
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