Response below. --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "L B Shriver" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > <snip> > > Looking back, at this point I do not remember whether the subtle > > blood chemistry argument was based on metastudies. > > I dug this up from an old post (March 200) of > mine on alt.meditation.transcendental; I no > longer recall where I got the Wallace quote, but > I think it may be about the "subtle blood > chemistry" you're referring to: > > Wallace writes of the Kesterton study, referring to the finding > of many TM studies and also of Kesterton's study of periods of > spontaneous breath suspension: > > Recent studies have extended these results and more carefully > analyzed the neurophysiological control of respiratory patterns > during the TM technique. These studies show both a decreased > sensitivity to increased levels of carbon dioxide added to the > air inhaled during meditation and an increased sensitivity to low > levels of oxygen. This suggests an even more refined pattern of > physiological functioning, indicating that there are specific > alterations in centers within the brain that are involved with > monitoring both carbon dioxide and oxygen levels. > > In other words, Wallace's early findings may not have been > accurate, but more detailed analysis shows even more interesting > and complex changes than those he initially reported.
@@@@@@@@ My recollection at this point is somewhat vague, but I think that other neurochemicals and/or hormonal and/or metabolic markers were involved. However, regarding your last statement ^ above: More complex, yes; but more interesting? To whom? To the TM enthusiast or the neurophysiologist, perhaps. However, the complexity and subtlety of these findings substantially mutes their impact on the public mind. L B S ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
