Blood Pressure Response to Transcendental Meditation: A Meta-analysis

Anderson, James W.; Liu, Chunxu; Kryscio, Richard J.

doi:10.1038/ajh.2007.65

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“…On the other hand, an obvious example where control is minimal is the phenomenon of nighttime dreaming, likely in part to be the result of short bursts of activity in subgroups of name networks that are excited by weak and momentary stimuli from other connected name and sensory pathways. Finally, it could also be speculated that the name pathway model may adequately explain some elements of additional phenomena such as, to provide just one example, psychosomatic control ascribed to meditative thought (Anderson et al, 2008).…”

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The Name Pathway, an Elementary Cognitive Model of Names as Sensory Representations

Dass¹

2014

American Journal of Neuroscience

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Names function as sensory representations, but the relationship between names and sensory stimuli/responses remains unclear. This study proposes the existence of a class of stimulus-response pathways, the name pathway, where a name is a reproducible and communicable symbol and the name pathway is one where the same name is both the stimulus and the response. Once a stimulus-response "name" pathway is formed as a result of reinforcement-based learning and in concert with the formation of the associated stimulus-response "sensory" pathway for a named object, act or process, Hebbian cross-pathway connectivity between the sensory and name pathways allows each pathway's stimulus to activate the other's response. The model proposes that every higher-order cognitive function exists only because it was named and that each such function may be defined mechanistically to be the outcome of the "recognition," "interpretation," and "retrieval" of sensory experiences from networks of names for that function.

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The Name Pathway, an Elementary Cognitive Model of Names as Sensory Representations

Dass¹

2014

American Journal of Neuroscience

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“…Categories were not at all, moderately and extremely *Response=moderately or extremely Participants were asked to "tell the behavior or behaviors that describe how you deal with racism?" Categories were never, rarely, sometimes fairly often, and very often ǂResponse=sometimes, fairly often, or very often transcendental meditation can be implemented through community health clinics is needed [36].…”

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“…In a meta-analysis on blood pressure response to TM, researchers found that the use of TM compared to a control was associated with a systolic blood pressure reduction of -4.7mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure of -3.2 mm Hg at the 95% CI [21]. Transcendental meditation uses a repeated word or sound (mantra) to improve focus and achieve calmness when done twice a day for 20 min [22].…”

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Screening for Perceived Stress and Racism in Hypertensive African American Men in a Community Health Setting

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Aycock²

2017

J Comm Pub Health Nurs

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“…Buoyed by the Maharishi's rise to Western fame in the late 1960's, the transcendental meditation (TM) movement predates the mindfulness movement by several decades, and appears to promote a range of health benefits ranging from lowering blood pressure to improving cognitive flexibility [16]. TM is perhaps best known in the research literature for its ability to promote relaxation and reverse physiological markers of chronic stress [17], outperforming related practices in promoting relaxation [18]. MSMT differs from TM by de-emphasizing relaxed, focus attention as a proximal goal, emphasizing instead the cultivation of awareness leading to insight into the nature of reality and one's conditioning within it [19].…”

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From Retreat Center to Clinic to Boardroom? Perils and Promises of the Modern Mindfulness Movement

Farb¹

2014

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Abstract:From its venerable Buddhist roots, mindfulness training (MT) has spread rapidly across the globe in the past few decades due to its strong salutary claim, i.e., the notion that meditation practice is an efficacious means for self-improvement. However, concerns have arisen that the appropriation of MT techniques from classical Buddhist tradition into modern secular practice has diluted the benefits of these practices. The "great danger" to the movement is that inadequately adapted MT techniques, combined with unreasonable inflation of expectations regarding MT's benefits, may undermine MT's true potential to effect positive change in the world. And yet, these concerns can be mitigated by consideration of the salutary claim as a persistent "quality check" on MT efficacy. It is argued that scientific investigation can take an important role in delineating the necessary characteristics for fulfilling mindfulness' salutary claim, as well as identifying contraindicated techniques and risk factors for training. By accepting that we cannot control the spread of MT into commercial domains, researchers may still work to distinguish "right" from "wrong" mindfulness through empirical study. In this way, modern science may help to realize the salutary claim and even contribute to classical Buddhist conceptions of mindfulness, advancing our understanding of how best to promote well-being.

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Blood Pressure Response to Transcendental Meditation: A Meta-analysis

Abstract: The regular practice of Transcendental Meditation may have the potential to reduce systolic and diastolic blood pressure by approximately 4.7 and 3.2 mm Hg, respectively. These are clinically meaningful changes.

Cited by 193 publications

References 29 publications

The Name Pathway, an Elementary Cognitive Model of Names as Sensory Representations

The Name Pathway, an Elementary Cognitive Model of Names as Sensory Representations

Screening for Perceived Stress and Racism in Hypertensive African American Men in a Community Health Setting

From Retreat Center to Clinic to Boardroom? Perils and Promises of the Modern Mindfulness Movement

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