Motor and Perceptual Ability
Title: An investigation into the effects of
Transcendental Meditation upon hearing threshold.
Findings: Improved auditory thresholds. Decreased heart
rate.
FRANCE, R. An investigation into the effects of
Transcendental Meditation upon hearing threshold. North
Staffordshire Polytechnic, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire,
England, 1983.
Collected Papers v4.302.
Title: The effects of the Transcendental
Meditation Programme on strength of the nervous system,
perceptual reactance, reaction time, and auditory threshold.
Findings: Increased sensitivity, strength, and
flexibility of the nervous system. Improved auditory
thresholds. Faster reactions at high and low levels of
stimulation. Decreased perceptual reactance.
SCHWARTZ, E. The effects of the Transcendental Meditation
Programme on strength of the nervous system, perceptual
reactance, reaction time, and auditory threshold. Master's
thesis (abbr.), Department of Exercise Science, University of
Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, U.S.A., 1979.
Collected Papers v4.301.
Title: The Transcendental Meditation and
TM-Sidhi Programme and field independence.
Findings: More stable internal frame of reference:
greater field independence.
JEDRCZAK, A. The Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi
Programme and field independence. Findings published in Perceptual
and Motor Skills 59: 999-100, 1984.
Collected Papers v3.259.
Title: Psychological correlates of experiences
of higher states of consciousness in subjects practising the
Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program.
Findings: Experience of higher states of consciousness
positively correlated with superior performance on tests
measuring perceptual speed, flexibility, creativity,
intelligence, field independence, and psycho-motor speed.
JEDRCZAK, A. Psychological correlates of experiences of
higher states of consciousness in subjects practising the
Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi program. Department of
Psychology, MERU Research Institute, Mentmore, Buckinghamshire,
England, 1982.
Collected Papers v3.258.
Title: The TM-Sidhi Programme and age-related
psychological variables.
Findings: Length of time practising TM-Sidhi Programme
predictive of superior performance on tests measuring
age-related psychological variables: visual memory.
Creativity. Field independence. Perceptual speed. Motor speed.
Reaction time. Non-verbal intelligence. Length of time
practising the TM-Sidhi Programme predictive of younger
functional age.
JEDRCZAK, A. The TM-Sidhi Programme and age-related
psychological variables. Department of Psychology, MERU Research
Institute, Mentmore, Buckinghamshire, England, 1982.
Collected Papers v3.257.
Title: The effects of Transcendental Meditation
on an auditory temporal discrimination task.
Findings: Improved auditory temporal discrimination.
HARDING, S. D. The effects of Transcendental Meditation on an
auditory temporal discrimination task. Department of
Experimental Psychology, University of Sussex, Brighton, Sussex,
England, 1981.
Collected Papers v3.256.
Title: The influence of the Transcendental
Meditation and TM-Sidhi Programme on field independence: The
growth of a stable internal frame of reference.
Findings: More stable internal frame of reference:
greater field independence.
ORME-JOHNSON, D. W.; RAIMONDI, D.; VESELEY, B.; DILLBECK, M.
C.; and WALLACE, R. K. The influence of the Transcendental
Meditation and TM-Sidhi Programme on field independence: The
growth of a stable internal frame of reference. Maharishi
University of Management, Fairfield, Iowa, U.S.A., 1981.
Collected Papers v3.255.
Title: Effect of the Transcendental Meditation
and TM-Sidhi Programme on reaction time.
Findings: Improved mind-body co-ordination: faster
reactions (visual choice reaction time).
ROWE, K. C.; NEUSCHATZ, J. S.; and NIDICH, S. I. Effect of
the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi Programme on reaction
time. State University of New York at New Paltz, New Paltz, New
York, U.S.A.; Roger Williams College, Bristol, Rhode Island,
U.S.A.; and Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, Iowa,
U.S.A. Paper presented at the meeting of the American
Psychological Association, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, September
1980.
Collected Papers v3.254.
Title: Meditation and flexibility of visual
perception and verbal problem solving.
Findings: Improved efficiency of visual perception.
Increased freedom from habitual patterns of perception with
increased ability to use such patterns effectively where
appropriate.
DILLBECK, M. C. Meditation and flexibility of visual
perception and verbal problem solving. Memory and Cognition
10(3): 207-215, 1982.
Collected Papers v3.253.
Title: The effects of the Transcendental
Meditation Programme on strength of the nervous system,
perceptual reactance, reaction time, and auditory threshold.
Findings: Increased sensitivity, strength, and
flexibility of the nervous system. Improved auditory
thresholds. Faster reactions.
SCHWARTZ, E. The effects of the Transcendental Meditation
Programme on strength of the nervous system, perceptual
reactance, reaction time, and auditory threshold. Master's
thesis (abstract), Department of Exercise Science, University of
Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, U.S.A., 1979.
Collected Papers v3.252.
Title: Event-related potentials in altered
states of consciousness.
Findings: Increased vigilance and improved capacity for
selective attention: faster reactions with fewer mistakes
(visual choice reaction time). Shorter latency and larger
amplitude of visual evoked potentials.
BANQUET, J. P., and LESEVRE, N. Event-related potentials in
altered states of consciousness. Motivation, Motor and
Sensory Processes of the Brain, Progress in Brain Research 54:
447-453, 1980.
Collected Papers v3.251.
Title: The effects of the TM-Sidhi Programme on
rigidity-flexibility.
Findings: Increased behavioural flexibility as a result
of the TM-Sidhi program: increased perceptual flexibility.
Increased psychomotor speed. Increased functional efficiency
of psychomotor co-ordination.
ANTES, M. The effects of the TM-Sidhi Programme on
rigidity-flexibility. Diplomarbeit (abbr.), Department of
Psychology, University of Saarland, Saarbrücken, W. Germany,
1978.
Collected Papers v3.250.
Title: More on the reliability of the
kinaesthetic after-effects measure and need for stimulation.
Findings: Reduced need for external stimulation.
FRIEND, K. E., and MALISZEWSKI, M. More on the reliability of
the kinaesthetic after-effects measure and need for stimulation.
Journal of Personality Assessment 42(4): 385-391, 1978.
Collected Papers v3.249.
Title: Transcendental Meditation vs.
pseudo-meditation on visual choice reaction time.
Findings: Improved mind-body co-ordination: faster
reactions (visual choice reaction time).
HOLT, W. R.; CARUSO, J. L.; and RILEY, J. B. Transcendental
Meditation vs. pseudo-meditation on visual choice reaction time.
Perceptual and Motor Skills 46: 726, 1978.
Collected Papers v3.248.
Title: Influence of Transcendental Meditation
on perceptual illusion: A pilot study.
Findings: Improved perceptual ability: lower incidence
of perceptual illusions.
MARTINETTI, R. F. Influence of Transcendental Meditation on
perceptual illusion: A pilot study. Perceptual and Motor
Skills 43: 822, 1976.
Collected Papers v2.131.
Title: The role of the Transcendental
Meditation Programme in the promotion of athletic excellence:
Long- and short-term effects and their relation to activation
theory.
Findings: A unique state of deep rest during the
Transcendental Meditation technique. Decreased metabolic rate
(decreased oxygen consumption). Increased basal skin
resistance. Fewer spontaneous skin resistance responses.
Improved physiological functioning outside the practice of the
Transcendental Meditation technique. Improved cardiovascular
efficiency. Improved respiratory efficiency (increased vital
capacity). Improved athletic performance and neuromuscular
integration. Improved running speed. Improved standing broad
jump. Improved agility. Faster reactions.
REDDY, M. K. The role of the Transcendental Meditation
Programme in the promotion of athletic excellence: Long- and
short-term effects and their relation to activation theory.
Master's thesis, Centre for the Study of Higher States of
Consciousness, Maharishi European Research University,
Switzerland, 1976.
Collected Papers v2.130.
Title: The effect of Transcendental Meditation
on reaction time.
Findings: Improved mind-body co-ordination: faster
reactions (simple and choice visual reaction time).
HARDESTY, M. J. The effect of Transcendental Meditation on
reaction time. Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green,
Kentucky, U.S.A., 1972.
Collected Papers v2.129.
Title: The effects of Transcendental Meditation
on auditory thresholds.
Findings: Increased perceptual acuity: improved
auditory frequency and amplitude discrimination.
GRAHAM, J. The effects of Transcendental Meditation on
auditory thresholds. Department of Experimental Psychology,
University of Sussex, Brighton, Sussex, England, 1971.
Collected Papers v2.128.
Title: The effects of the Transcendental
Meditation Programme on athletic performance.
Findings: Improved physiological functioning. Improved
cardiovascular efficiency. Improved respiratory efficiency
(increased vital capacity). Reduction of blood pressure to
more ideal levels. Increased haemoglobin concentration.
Improved athletic performance and neuromuscular integration:
increased running speed. Improved standing broad jump.
Improved agility. Faster reactions and improved co-ordination.
Increased intelligence.
REDDY, M. K.; BAI, A. J. L.; and RAO, V. R. The effects of
the Transcendental Meditation Programme on athletic performance.
A.P. Sports Council, Lal Bahadar Stadium, and Nilouffer Hospital
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, 1974.
Collected Papers v1.53.
Title: The effects of the Transcendental
Meditation Programme on perceptual style: Increased field
independence.
Findings: Increased field independence (growth of a
stable internal frame of reference, increased perceptual
acuity).
PELLETIER, K. R. The effects of the Transcendental Meditation
Programme on perceptual style: Increased field independence.
Langley Porter Neuropsychiatric Institute, University of
California School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
Paper presented at the meeting of the Western Psychological
Association, San Francisco, California, 25-28 April 1974.
Collected Papers v1.52.
Title: Influence of Transcendental Meditation
upon autokinetic perception.
Findings: Increased field independence (growth of a
stable internal frame of reference, increased perceptual
acuity).
PELLETIER, K. R. Influence of Transcendental Meditation upon
autokinetic perception. Perceptual and Motor Skills 39:
1031-1034, 1974.
Collected Papers v1.51.
Title: The effects of the Transcendental
Meditation technique upon auditory discrimination.
Findings: Increased perceptual acuity: improved
auditory temporal discrimination.
PIROT, M. The effects of the Transcendental Meditation
technique upon auditory discrimination. Department of
Psychology, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia,
Canada, 1973.
Collected Papers v1.50.
Title: The Transcendental Meditation technique
and its effects on sensory-motor performance.
Findings: Improved mind-body co-ordination: short- and
long-term improvements in complex sensory-motor performance.
RIMOL, A. G. P. The Transcendental Meditation technique and
its effects on sensory-motor performance. Department of
Psychology, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.A.,
1974.
Collected Papers v1.49.
Title: The effects of the Transcendental
Meditation technique upon a complex perceptual-motor task.
Findings: Improved mind-body co-ordination: superior
perceptual-motor performance.
BLASDELL, K. S. The effects of the Transcendental Meditation
technique upon a complex perceptual-motor task. Department of
Kinesiology, University of California at Los Angeles, Los
Angeles, California, U.S.A., 1971.
Collected Papers v1.48.
Title: An experimental analysis of the effects
of the Transcendental Meditation technique on reaction time.
Findings: Improved mind-body co-ordination: faster
reactions.
ORME-JOHNSON, D. W.; KOLB, D.; and HEBERT, J. R. An
experimental analysis of the effects of the Transcendental
Meditation technique on reaction time. International Center for
Scientific Research, Maharishi University of Management,
Fairfield, Iowa, U.S.A., 1973.
Collected Papers v1.47.
Title: Simple reaction time as a function of
alertness and prior mental activity.
Findings: Improved mind-body co-ordination: faster
reactions.
APPELLE, S., and OSWALD, L. E. Simple reaction time as a
function of alertness and prior mental activity. Perceptual
and Motor Skills 38: 1263-1268, 1974.
Collected Papers v1.46.
Title: Reaction time following the
Transcendental Meditation technique.
Findings: Improved mind-body co-ordination: faster
reactions.
SHAW, R., and KOLB, D. Reaction time following the
Transcendental Meditation technique. Graduate Department of
Psychology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas,
U.S.A., 1971.
Collected Papers v1.45.
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