Enhanced dehydroepiandrosterone levels are positively correlated with N3 sleep stage in long-term mindfulness meditation practitioners

Objectives: Meditation practices positively influence the neural, hormonal and autonomic systems. We have demonstrated that long-term practice of mindfulness meditation increases N3 and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep stages and bring efficient autonomic modulation during sleep. In the present study,...

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Main Authors: Ravindra P. Nagendra, Talakad N. Sathyaprabha, Bindu M. Kutty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2022-06-01
Series:Sleep Science
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Online Access:https://cdn.publisher.gn1.link/sleepscience.org.br/pdf/v15n2a07.pdf