Williams P, West M
Electroencephalogr Clin Neurophysiol. 1975 Nov;39(5):519-22. doi: 10.1016/0013-4694(75)90054-1.
The EEG responses to intermittent photic stimulation were examined in a group of subjects experienced in meditation, and compared with those of a control group. The meditators exhibited a significantly smaller decrement in alpha activity and alpha blocking over the course of the experiment than did the control group, and alpha induction occurred earlier and more frequently in the meditators. These findings support the hypothesis that experienced meditators spontaneously enter the meditative state on closing the eyes, and also the view that physiologically the meditative state is one of prolonged drowsiness. An alternative interpretation, that meditation is a state of sustained attention, is discussed.
对一组有冥想经验的受试者进行了脑电图对间歇性光刺激的反应检查，并与对照组进行了比较。在实验过程中，冥想者的阿尔法活动和阿尔法阻断的下降幅度明显小于对照组，并且阿尔法诱导在冥想者中出现得更早且更频繁。这些发现支持了这样的假设，即有经验的冥想者在闭上眼睛时会自发进入冥想状态，也支持了从生理角度来看冥想状态是一种长时间困倦状态的观点。还讨论了另一种解释，即冥想是一种持续专注的状态。
