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Brain-to-brain synchrony will be measured between pairs of subjects with different levels of similarity of DNA and social interactions
Brain-to-brain synchrony will be measured in five pairs of identical twins, five pairs who are good friends and from the same region of a country, and five pairs of strangers from different countries when they practice Transcendental Meditation practice
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Social Entanglement: Couples, good friends and strangeers |
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| good friends from the same region of the country | Plus, extensive social interaction--daily |
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| strangers from different countries | Interact minimally--less than once/week |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Transcendental Meditation | Behavioral | meditation practice |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Brain-to-Brain Synchrony | EEG (electroencephalography) coherence between 32 sensors in the 10-10 System in all frequency bands | 20 minute TM |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Tracing of depth of meditation (This is a graphic measure.) | Use a line to indicate depth of meditation | after 20 minute meditation |
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healthy adult population that practices TM
| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Frederick Travis, PhD | Contact | 6414721209 | ftravis@miu.edu | |
| Peter Hodak, PhD | Contact | 6414721209 | phodak@miu.edu |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Fred Travis, PhD | Maharishi International Uniersity | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Maharishi International University | Recruiting | Fairfield | Iowa | 52556-3917 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
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| D019122 | Meditation |
| ID | Term |
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| D026441 | Mind-Body Therapies |
| D000529 | Complementary Therapies |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
| D026443 | Spiritual Therapies |
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| Maharishi International University | Recruiting | Fairfield | Iowa | 52556-3917 | United States |
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| D012064 |
| Relaxation Therapy |
| D001521 | Behavior Therapy |
| D011613 | Psychotherapy |
| D004191 | Behavioral Disciplines and Activities |