Mind-body connections : pathways of psychosomatic coupling under meditation and other altered states of consciousness / [editor], Tibor Károly Fábián.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fábián, Tibor Károly.

Series:

Psychology research progress series.

Psychology research progress

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mind and body.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (213 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Meditation is a complex field of research and presents many intricate problems which are being tackled by various disciplines of both life sciences and liberal arts. There is a high amount of scientific information gathered so far, however data are rather divergent, sometimes even contradictory and there are also numerous questions without any available data to answer. There are also many inadequacies of study design and methodology. This book introduces the reader to what scientific research can tell us about meditation today. The text is dedicated to life-science aspects of meditation including prompt neuropsychological and psychophysiological changes, long-run psychological and physiological effects and also preventive and clinical use of meditation.

Contents:

Concept and phenomenology of meditation

Changes of brain function under meditation

Meditation and autonomic nervous system

Changes of hormonal regulation under meditation

Immunological changes under meditation

Other changes under meditation

Resources of meditation

Long-run effects of meditation and their use in prevention

Meditation in the treatment of diseases tumors

Conclusion.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61470-390-6

OCLC:

829713411