Brain–Heart Interactions Underlying Traditional Tibetan Buddhist Meditation

Jiang, Haiteng; He, Bin; Guo, Xiaoli; Xu, Weiqing; Guo, Menglin; Wang, Zhuo; Xue, Ting; Li, Han; Xu, Tianjiao; Ye, Shuai; Suma, Daniel; Tong, Shanbao; Cui, Donghong

doi:10.1093/cercor/bhz095

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“…The usage of the coherence imaginary part is seen in other meditation studies, due to its robustness to spurious interactions related to volume conduction (Hauswald et al, 2015 ; Lee et al, 2018a ; Jiang et al, 2020 ). Similarly, Stam et al ( 2007 ) proposed to disregard zero-lagged/opposite-phase interactions to avoid volume conduction interferences at the expense of also ignoring actual instantaneous interactions.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Similar results were reported by Hauswald et al ( 2015 ), that used DICS to contrast Zen practitioners (CDM-OM) at meditation and in a resting period after the practice, reporting a cluster with reduced activity during practice; this cluster included the somatosensory cortices, the right insula, right middle temporal gyrus, and right inferior, middle and superior frontal gyri. Finally, Jiang et al ( 2020 ) studied the heartbeat-EP of CDM-FA/OM practitioners, using DICS. When the baseline recordings were compared between meditators and a control group, two clusters emerged: one included the PCC and the precuneus bilaterally, and another the medial PFC.…”

Section: Source Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In the meditation field, multimodal approaches are seen since the first studies appearing in the 70's, which aimed at incorporating complementary information from peripheral physiology, like skin resistance, heart rate and respiration (Wallace, 1970 ; Wallace et al, 1971 ; Elson et al, 1977 ; Fenwick et al, 1977 ; Hebert and Lehmann, 1977 ; Corby et al, 1978 ). Recently, new analyses have combined these signals (Gao et al, 2016 ; Chandra et al, 2017 ; Sik et al, 2017 ; Jiang et al, 2020 ).…”

Section: Multimodal Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A Critical Analysis on Characterizing the Meditation Experience Through the Electroencephalogram

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Meditation practices, originated from ancient traditions, have increasingly received attention due to their potential benefits to mental and physical health. The scientific community invests efforts into scrutinizing and quantifying the effects of these practices, especially on the brain. There are methodological challenges in describing the neural correlates of the subjective experience of meditation. We noticed, however, that technical considerations on signal processing also don't follow standardized approaches, which may hinder generalizations. Therefore, in this article, we discuss the usage of the electroencephalogram (EEG) as a tool to study meditation experiences in healthy individuals. We describe the main EEG signal processing techniques and how they have been translated to the meditation field until April 2020. Moreover, we examine in detail the limitations/assumptions of these techniques and highlight some good practices, further discussing how technical specifications may impact the interpretation of the outcomes. By shedding light on technical features, this article contributes to more rigorous approaches to evaluate the construct of meditation.

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A Critical Analysis on Characterizing the Meditation Experience Through the Electroencephalogram

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“…Furthermore, meditation also attenuates activity of the default mode network (DMN), 14 with dysfunction of the DMN subsystem in the anterior (medial prefrontal cortex) and posterior (cingulate cortex) following a larger number of long-term meditations. 15 16 Our study 17 observed reduced DMN activity in monks following persistent meditation practice and reconstruction of the large-scale network of EEG gamma waves as well as theta waves by meditation.…”

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“…The immediate effect of meditation on heart regulation is connected with the reconstruction of the γ-wave brain network, and prolonged regulation of meditation for cardiac rhythm is related to the reconstruction of the θ-wave brain network. 17 In conclusion, our ability to preserve the homeostasis of the ANS will increasingly improve as we practice meditation more.…”

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Biological mechanism study of meditation and its application in mental disorders

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In recent years, research on meditation as an important alternative therapy has developed rapidly and been widely applied in clinical medicine. Mechanism studies of meditation have also developed progressively, showing that meditation has great impact on brain structure and function, and epigenetic and telomere regulation. In line with this, the application of meditation has gradually been expanded to mental illness, most often applied for major depressive disorders and substance-related and addictive disorders. The focus of this paper is to illustrate the biological mechanisms of meditation and its application in mental disorders.

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