[http://web.me.com/lawsonenglish/Site/Meditation_EEG_files/zpq0460464800\ 001.jpg] [http://web.me.com/lawsonenglish/Site/Media/transparent.gif] [http://web.me.com/lawsonenglish/Site/Media/transparent.gif] The primary difference between controls and experimental group for the Buddhist meditators was found in gamma EEG synchrony and power. Gamma waves are normally interpreted as a sign of concentration.
The primary difference between controls and experimental group for the TM meditators was found in alpha EEG synchrony and power. Alpha waves are normally interpreted as a sign of restful alertness. Enhanced EEG alpha time-domain phase synchrony during <http://brainresearchinstitute.org/research/totalbrain/TM&synch_SignalPr\ oc05_Hebert.pdf> Transcendental Meditation: Implications for cortical <http://brainresearchinstitute.org/research/totalbrain/TM&synch_SignalPr\ oc05_Hebert.pdf> integration theory <http://brainresearchinstitute.org/research/totalbrain/TM&synch_SignalPr\ oc05_Hebert.pdf> Signal Processing <http://brainresearchinstitute.org/research/totalbrain/TM&synch_SignalPr\ oc05_Hebert.pdf> Volume 85, Issue 11 , November 2005, Pages 2213-2232 <http://brainresearchinstitute.org/research/totalbrain/TM&synch_SignalPr\ oc05_Hebert.pdf>
