“The Meditation Research Institute at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama was created to bring together the ancient wisdom of the Himalayan traditions and contemporary science. It aims to present the former in a way that is appealing and comprehensible to all people today. The main objective is to document the various meditative techniques of these traditions and to test their effectiveness with scientific tools and methods.”

https://www.ahymsin.org/the-meditation-research-institute/

https://www.ahymsin.org/about-the-meditation-research-institute-m-r-i/

Available Instrumentation and Testing:

1. Bio-Semi 256 Channel EEG recording and analysing system supported by EEGLAB and MATLAB software. Presently, we use on 64 + 8 Channels only.
2. 8 Channel simultaneous data recorder for Bio-Feedback with built in software.
3. iWorks -TA multichannel system for major non-invasion type neurophysiologic measurements.
4. Neuro-trac instrument for E.M.G.
5. Blood pressure, Blood Sugar detector, Hand held E.C.G. Recorder.
6. Myo-Trac – for E.M.G.

“The Meditation Research Institute at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama

is is part of an international research project started by Dr. Arnaud Delorme:

Institute of Noetic Sciences: Arnaud Delorme PhD. – The Reality of Meditative States

CERCO, Toulouse, France, with the collaboration of Dr. Rael Cahn

Institute of Noetic Sciences: B. Rael Cahn, MD. PhD., Science and Meditation

Psychiatry Department, University of California, San Diego, USA”

Increased Gamma Brainwave Amplitude Compared to Control in Three Different Meditation Traditions

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The remarkable brain waves of high-level meditators