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Monitoring the neural activity associated with praying in Sahaja Yoga meditation.
Perez-Diaz O, Barrós-Loscertales A, Schjoedt U, González-Mora JL, Rubia K, Suero J, Hernández SE. Perez-Diaz O, et al. BMC Neurosci. 2023 Nov 13;24(1):61. doi: 10.1186/s12868-023-00828-x. BMC Neurosci. 2023. PMID: 37957605 Free PMC article.
BACKGROUND: Sahaja Yoga Meditation draws on many religious traditions and uses a variety of techniques including Christian prayer to reach a state known as thoughtless awareness, or mental silence. ...Our findings suggest that praying by Sahaja Yoga Meditation pract …
BACKGROUND: Sahaja Yoga Meditation draws on many religious traditions and uses a variety of techniques including Christian prayer to …
The neurobiology of Meditation and its clinical effectiveness in psychiatric disorders.
Rubia K. Rubia K. Biol Psychol. 2009 Sep;82(1):1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2009.04.003. Epub 2009 Apr 23. Biol Psychol. 2009. PMID: 19393712 Review.
This paper reviews the evidence for changes of Meditation on body and brain physiology and for clinical effectiveness in disorders of psychiatry. ...However, a more thorough understanding of the neurobiological mechanisms of action and clinical effectiveness of the differe …
This paper reviews the evidence for changes of Meditation on body and brain physiology and for clinical effectiveness in disorders of …
Resting State Functional Connectivity Associated With Sahaja Yoga Meditation.
Barrós-Loscertales A, Hernández SE, Xiao Y, González-Mora JL, Rubia K. Barrós-Loscertales A, et al. Front Hum Neurosci. 2021 Mar 16;15:614882. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2021.614882. eCollection 2021. Front Hum Neurosci. 2021. PMID: 33796013 Free PMC article.
Neuroscience research has shown that meditation practices have effects on brain structure and function. However, few studies have combined information on the effects on structure and function in the same sample. ...The aim of our study was therefore to identify differences …
Neuroscience research has shown that meditation practices have effects on brain structure and function. However, few studies have com …
Striatal functional connectivity associated with Sahaja Yoga meditation.
Perez-Diaz O, Hernández SE, Brown LL, Xiao Y, González-Mora JL, Rubia K, Barros-Loscertales A. Perez-Diaz O, et al. Sci Rep. 2025 Apr 25;15(1):14513. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-98256-w. Sci Rep. 2025. PMID: 40281041 Free PMC article.
The aim of this study was to focus on the striatum and test how its functional connectivity is affected in long-term practitioners of Sahaja Yoga Meditation. We studied differences between resting and meditation states in a group of 23 Sahaja Yoga Meditation …
The aim of this study was to focus on the striatum and test how its functional connectivity is affected in long-term practitioners of Sahaja …
Monitoring the neural activity of the state of mental silence while practicing Sahaja yoga meditation.
Hernández SE, Suero J, Rubia K, González-Mora JL. Hernández SE, et al. J Altern Complement Med. 2015 Mar;21(3):175-9. doi: 10.1089/acm.2013.0450. Epub 2015 Feb 11. J Altern Complement Med. 2015. PMID: 25671603
OBJECTIVE: To identify the neural correlates of the state of mental silence as experienced through Sahaja yoga meditation. DESIGN: Nineteen experienced meditators underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging during three short consecutive meditation period …
OBJECTIVE: To identify the neural correlates of the state of mental silence as experienced through Sahaja yoga meditation. DESIGN: Ni …
Increased Grey Matter Associated with Long-Term Sahaja Yoga Meditation: A Voxel-Based Morphometry Study.
Hernández SE, Suero J, Barros A, González-Mora JL, Rubia K. Hernández SE, et al. PLoS One. 2016 Mar 3;11(3):e0150757. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150757. eCollection 2016. PLoS One. 2016. PMID: 26938433 Free PMC article.
OBJECTIVES: To investigate regional differences in grey matter volume associated with the practice of Sahaja Yoga Meditation. DESIGN: Twenty three experienced practitioners of Sahaja Yoga Meditation and twenty three non-meditators matched on age, gender and e …
OBJECTIVES: To investigate regional differences in grey matter volume associated with the practice of Sahaja Yoga Meditation. DESIGN: …
Enhanced amygdala-anterior cingulate white matter structural connectivity in Sahaja Yoga Meditators.
Perez-Diaz O, Góngora D, González-Mora JL, Rubia K, Barrós-Loscertales A, Hernández SE. Perez-Diaz O, et al. PLoS One. 2024 Mar 28;19(3):e0301283. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0301283. eCollection 2024. PLoS One. 2024. PMID: 38547155 Free PMC article.
On the other hand, non-meditators showed larger number of tracts in two paths connecting the left anterior insula with the left amygdala, and the left anterior insula with the left anterior cingulate. ...On the other hand, reduced connectivity strength in left anterior ins …
On the other hand, non-meditators showed larger number of tracts in two paths connecting the left anterior insula with the left amygd …
Gray Matter and Functional Connectivity in Anterior Cingulate Cortex are Associated with the State of Mental Silence During Sahaja Yoga Meditation.
Hernández SE, Barros-Loscertales A, Xiao Y, González-Mora JL, Rubia K. Hernández SE, et al. Neuroscience. 2018 Feb 10;371:395-406. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2017.12.017. Epub 2017 Dec 22. Neuroscience. 2018. PMID: 29275207 Free article.
Some meditation techniques teach the practitioner to achieve the state of mental silence. The aim of this study was to investigate brain regions that are associated with their volume and functional connectivity (FC) with the depth of mental silence in long-term practitione …
Some meditation techniques teach the practitioner to achieve the state of mental silence. The aim of this study was to investigate br …
Larger whole brain grey matter associated with long-term Sahaja Yoga Meditation: A detailed area by area comparison.
Hernández SE, Dorta R, Suero J, Barros-Loscertales A, González-Mora JL, Rubia K. Hernández SE, et al. PLoS One. 2020 Dec 28;15(12):e0237552. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0237552. eCollection 2020. PLoS One. 2020. PMID: 33370272 Free PMC article.
OBJECTIVES: Our previous study showed that long-term practitioners of Sahaja Yoga Meditation (SYM) had around 7% larger grey matter volume (GMV) in the whole brain compared with healthy controls; however, when testing individual regions, only 5 small brain areas were stati …
OBJECTIVES: Our previous study showed that long-term practitioners of Sahaja Yoga Meditation (SYM) had around 7% larger grey matter v …