Citation

Guleria A, Kumar U, Kishan SS, Khetrapal CL. Psychiatry Res. 2013; 214(3): 462-465.

Affiliation

Centre of Biomedical Magnetic Resonance, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences Campus, Lucknow, India.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.pscychresns.2013.06.012

PMID

24090513

Abstract

The effect of "SOHAM" meditation has been investigated using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in long-term meditators while they were meditating and not meditating. The results have revealed activation in left middle prefrontal cortex (MPFC) (Brodmann's area, BA 46), left inferior frontal gyrus (LIFG) (BA 44), left supplementary motor area (SMA) (BA 6) and left precuneus (BA 5) during the meditation period compared to the control period (no-meditation period). The results have been interpreted in terms of regulation of the emotional state, attention and working memory of the meditators.

Language: en