Re: [FairfieldLife] ADHD: New study published on TM

2011-04-13 Thread Peter
Looks like a decent, interesting study that actually uses a control group!

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From: merlin 
Subject: [FairfieldLife] ADHD: New study published on TM
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Improved brain function in students with 
ADHD: New study published on TM

Maharishi University of Management, Iowa, USA - The Review
12 April 2011

The Excellence in Action page of Global Good News is featuring this article 
with colourful photos. 

Please click on the following link to read more about 'New study shows improved 
brain function in ADHD students'. 

The article features a pilot study on students with attention deficit 
hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), published
 this month in Mind and Brain, The Journal of Psychiatry. The study found 
improved brain functioning and decreased symptoms as a result of practising the 
Transcendental Meditation Technique. 

This research, conducted by researcher Dr Fred Travis, Director of the Center 
for Brain, Consciousness, and Cognition at MUM, along with Dr Sarina Grosswald 
and Dr William Stixrud, compared brain waves and ADHD symptoms in children age 
11-14 years diagnosed with ADHD. The students were randomly assigned to learn 
Transcendental Meditation right away, or after three months. 

The researchers looked at theta/beta power ratios, since higher ratios 
correlate with greater severity of ADHD symptoms. They found that the 
theta/beta power ratios decreased after three months of practice, while ratios 
in the control group increased slightly. After three months, the delayed-start 
group also learned Transcendental Meditation, and their ratios then showed a 
decrease after three months of practice. Both groups of students saw a 
significant 48% decrease. 

In a sense, Dr Travis says, the repeated experience of the Transcendental
 Meditation Technique trains the brain to function in a style opposite that of 
ADHD. 

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[FairfieldLife] ADHD: New study published on TM

2011-04-13 Thread merlin





Improved brain function in students with 
ADHD: New study published on TM

Maharishi University of Management, Iowa, USA - The Review
12 April 2011

The Excellence in Action page of Global Good News is featuring this article 
with colourful photos. 

Please click on the following link to read more about 'New study shows improved 
brain function in ADHD students'. 

The article features a pilot study on students with attention deficit 
hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), published this month in Mind and Brain, The 
Journal of Psychiatry. The study found improved brain functioning and decreased 
symptoms as a result of practising the Transcendental Meditation Technique. 

This research, conducted by researcher Dr Fred Travis, Director of the Center 
for Brain, Consciousness, and Cognition at MUM, along with Dr Sarina Grosswald 
and Dr William Stixrud, compared brain waves and ADHD symptoms in children age 
11-14 years diagnosed with ADHD. The students were randomly assigned to learn 
Transcendental Meditation right away, or after three months. 

The researchers looked at theta/beta power ratios, since higher ratios 
correlate with greater severity of ADHD symptoms. They found that the 
theta/beta power ratios decreased after three months of practice, while ratios 
in the control group increased slightly. After three months, the delayed-start 
group also learned Transcendental Meditation, and their ratios then showed a 
decrease after three months of practice. Both groups of students saw a 
significant 48% decrease. 

In a sense, Dr Travis says, the repeated experience of the Transcendental 
Meditation Technique trains the brain to function in a style opposite that of 
ADHD. 

© Copyright 2011 Maharishi University of Management