Krishnakumar Divya, Hamblin Michael R, Lakshmanan Shanmugamurthy
World Institute for Scientific Exploration, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA; Center for Brain and Cognition, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA.
Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA; Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Cambridg, MA, USA.
Anc Sci. 2015 Apr;2(1):13-19. doi: 10.14259/as.v2i1.171.
Meditation and Yoga techniques are receiving increased attention throughout the world, due to the accumulation of evidence based research that proves the direct and indirect benefits of such practices. Based on studies conducted so far, it has been found that the practice of meditation triggers neurotransmitters that modulate psychological disorders such as anxiety. This paper will review the psychological effects of the practice of meditation, the role of neurotransmitters, and studies using EEG and fMRI.
冥想和瑜伽技巧在全球范围内受到越来越多的关注,这是因为有大量基于证据的研究证明了这些练习的直接和间接益处。根据迄今为止进行的研究发现,冥想练习会触发调节焦虑等心理障碍的神经递质。本文将综述冥想练习的心理效应、神经递质的作用以及使用脑电图(EEG)和功能磁共振成像(fMRI)的研究。