Effect of meditation on scaling behavior and complexity of human heart rate variability
arXiv Preprint Archive December 10, 2006 via arXiv
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractMeditation profoundly alters the long-range correlation of heartbeats in normal hearts, introducing periodic behavior. Using multiscale entropy and recurrence analysis, the complexity of heart rate variability is shown to increase during meditation.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Observational study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Normal hearts |
| Intervention | Meditation |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Keywords | Physics.data-an Heart-health Biometrics Data-analysis |
| Key finding | Meditation induces periodic behavior and increases the complexity of heart rate variability. |
Abstract
The heart beat data recorded from samples before and during meditation are analyzed using two different scaling analysis methods. These analyses revealed that mediation severely affects the long range correlation of heart beat of a normal heart. Moreover, it is found that meditation induces periodic behavior in the heart beat. The complexity of the heart rate variability is quantified using multiscale entropy analysis and recurrence analysis. The complexity of the heart beat during mediation is found to be more.