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| Title |
Hemisphere specific EEG related to alternate nostril yoga breathing
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| Published in |
BMC Research Notes, July 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13104-017-2625-6 |
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| Authors |
Shirley Telles, Ram Kumar Gupta, Arti Yadav, Shivangi Pathak, Acharya Balkrishna |
| Abstract |
Previously, forced unilateral nostril breathing was associated with ipsilateral, or contralateral cerebral hemisphere changes, or no change. Hence it was inconclusive. The present study was conducted on 13 normal healthy participants to determine the effects of alternate nostril yoga breathing on (a) cerebral hemisphere asymmetry, and (b) changes in the standard EEG bands. Participants were randomly allocated to three sessions (a) alternate nostril yoga breathing (ANYB), (b) breath awareness and (c) quiet sitting, on separate days. EEG was recorded from bilaterally symmetrical sites (FP1, FP2, C3, C4, O1 and O2). All sites were referenced to the ipsilateral ear lobe. There was no change in cerebral hemisphere symmetry. The relative power in the theta band was decreased during alternate nostril yoga breathing (ANYB) and the beta amplitude was lower after ANYB. During quiet sitting the relative power in the beta band increased, while the amplitude of the alpha band reduced. The results suggest that ANYB was associated with greater calmness, whereas quiet sitting without specific directions was associated with arousal. The results imply a possible use of ANYB for stress and anxiety reduction. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| India | 1 | 20% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 20% |
| United States | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 2 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 4 | 80% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 20% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 107 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 19 | 18% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 13% |
| Researcher | 10 | 9% |
| Other | 5 | 5% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 5% |
| Other | 16 | 15% |
| Unknown | 38 | 36% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Psychology | 13 | 12% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 9 | 8% |
| Neuroscience | 9 | 8% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 8 | 7% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 20 | 19% |
| Unknown | 44 | 41% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 14. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 22 May 2022.
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