The Effects of the Transcendental Meditation Program on Strength of the Nervous System, Perceptual Reactance, Reaction Time, and Auditory Threshold
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The present study was designed to assess the effects of the Transcendental Meditation (TM) program on strength of the nervous system, perceptual reactance, reaction time, and auditory threshold. Three reaction time indices of strength of the nervous system were utilized: 1) Nebylitsyn's index, 2) the slope index, and 3) the low level stimulation index. Absolute auditory threshold was the fourth strength of the nervous system index used in the study . Vando's Perceptual Reactance Scale and time estimation tests of 90 seconds and 120 seconds were used as tests of perceptual reactance .
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