Global Effect on Cortical Activity in Young Indian Males in Response to "OM" Chanting: A High-Density Quantitative Electro-Encephalography Study.
Annals of neurosciences July 1, 2024 Manorma Saini, Ankit Gurjar, Suriya Prakash Muthukrishnan et al. 13 citations
Both verbally chanting and listening to the mantra “OM” activated similar cortical areas in the brain, as measured by quantitative electroencephalography (qEEG) in 20 adult male novices with no prior meditation experience. The activated regions correspond to nodes of the attentional, frontoparietal control, and default mode networks. Listening to “OM” additionally activated the orbital gyrus, rectal gyrus, and sub-callosal gyrus. The findings suggest that “OM” chanting may facilitate flexible switching between resting-state networks, potentially inducing a relaxed state and improving attention simultaneously.