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Signal Processing in Yoga-Related Neural Circuits and Implications of Stretching and Sitting Asana on Brain Function

Publication Type : Conference Paper

Thematic Areas : Biotech, Learning-Technologies, Medical Sciences

Publisher : Springer

Source : Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Cybernetics, Cognition and Machine Learning Applications, Goa, India, August 29-30, 2020.

Url : https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-33-6691-6_19

ISBN : 9789813366916

Keywords : Cognitive skills, Complexity, Electroencephalography, neuroimaging, Rhythmic learning, Yoga

Campus : Amritapuri

School : School of Biotechnology

Center : Amrita Mind Brain Center, Biotechnology, Computational Neuroscience and Neurophysiology

Department : biotechnology, Computational Neuroscience Laboratory

Year : 2020

Abstract : Lifestyle disorders and mental issues like stress, anxiety and depression have shown to have an adverse effect on cognitive skills. Most recent advances on brain–computer interfaces (BCI) research have focused on non-invasive neuroimaging techniques such as electroencephalogram (EEG) for understanding spatiotemporal and spectral characteristics of the brain associated with various cognitive tasks such as motor coordination, attention, memory, visual and auditory perception. To understand the neural correlates associated with static and dynamic yoga postures, a study using surface-based EEG technique was conducted among 70 healthy subjects randomized into three groups as control, experimental group 1 and group 2. As a reference for analyzing the effects of yoga, three cognitive tasks, namely digit letter substitution task, visual perception task and word memory task, were also accustomed to the participant's post-EEG recording. Preliminary results on spectral analysis related alpha rhythms changes suggesting an increase in attention and beta rhythms increased as attributed in rhythmic learning. A t-test correlate also indicated that there may not be critical gender-based variations to these functions after yoga-meditation-based practices expanding possibilities in using techniques for stress reduction and wellness.

Cite this Research Publication : Dhanush Kumar, Akshara Chelora Puthanveedu, Mohan, K., Lekshmi Aji Priya, Anjali Rajeev, Athira Cheruvathe Harisudhan, Asha Vijayan, Sandeep Bodda, and Dr. Shyam Diwakar, “Signal Processing in Yoga-Related Neural Circuits and Implications of Stretching and Sitting Asana on Brain Function”, in Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Cybernetics, Cognition and Machine Learning Applications, Goa, India, August 29-30, 2020

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