Arousal vs. relaxation: a comparison of the neurophysiological and cognitive correlates of Vajrayana and Theravada meditative practices.

PLoS One · 2014 · PMC4106862 · PMID 25051268

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For Theravada meditation, we observed a marginally significant main effect of Condition (Rest, Kasina, Vipassana): F(2,18) = 3.2, p = 0.06.

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Gamma For meditations belonging to the Theravada tradition, although the main effects of Condition (F<1), and Location: F(2,18) = 1.48, p>0.2 were not significant, we found a significant Condition X Location interaction: F(4,36) = 3.09, p<0.05, and separate ANOVAs at each level of the Location factor showed a significant trend at the Left Location: F(2,18) = 2.76, p = 0.09, but not the at the Right or Center (F<1 for both comparisons).

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