Brain-to-brain Synchrony as a Mechanism of Field Effects of Consciousness
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Social Dynamics
- Sponsor
- Maharishi International University
- Enrollment
- 30
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Brain-to-Brain Synchrony
- Status
- Recruiting
- Last Updated
- last year
Overview
Brief Summary
Brain-to-brain synchrony will be measured between pairs of subjects with different levels of similarity of DNA and social interactions
Detailed Description
Brain-to-brain synchrony will be measured in five pairs of identical twins, five pairs who are good friends and from the same region of a country, and five pairs of strangers from different countries when they practice Transcendental Meditation practice
Investigators
Fred Travis
Professor, Director of the Center for Brain, Consciousness and Cognition
Maharishi International University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •healthy fit the cohort criteria practice TM
Exclusion Criteria
- •mental or physical issue
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Brain-to-Brain Synchrony
Time Frame: 20 minute TM
EEG (electroencephalography) coherence between 32 sensors in the 10-10 System in all frequency bands
Secondary Outcomes
- Tracing of depth of meditation (This is a graphic measure.)(after 20 minute meditation)