1Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna
2Director Professor & Former HOD, L.H.M.C & Associated Hospitals, New Delhi
3Director Professor & HOD, Physiology, VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi
4Director Professor & HOD Physiology, L.H.M.C & Associated Hospitals, New Delhi
5Professor & HOD, Physiology, IGIMS Medical College, Patna
6Assistant Professor, IGIMS Medical College, Patna
7Senior Resident, IGIMS Medical College, Patna
8Associate Professor, IGIMS Medical College, Patna
*Corresponding author: Dr. Manish Kumar, Assistant Professor, IGIMS Medical College, Patna. E-mail: Krmanish77@gmail.com, Mobile: 9798860092
To study the effect of OM meditation on Memory in younger population.
Meditation can act as an effective way for the enhancement of various domains of the cognitive function such as Executive function, Attention, Memory and Visual-spatial skills. Studies’ using SPECT, PET and fMRI as an investigational tool shows that practice of meditation brings about changes in the pattern of the neurotransmitter release, increase blood flow, glucose consumption mainly in the areas of the brain concerned with cognitive function.
The study was conducted on MBBS student in the age group 17–22 years of LHMC, New Delhi. Subjects were divided into two groups one being the meditating group (Group 1) and the other being the control group (Group 2). Verbal, visual and working memory were assessed with Rey's Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT), Rey's complex figure test (CFT) and Wechsler Memory Scale (WMS) – spatial span and Stroop test respectively at the beginning and at the end of 12 weeks.
Meditation group improved significantly in RAVLT: Total score, average, immediate recall and delayed recall; CFT: delayed recall; spatial span - forward and backward when compared with control group at the end of 12 weeks signifying better memory in those who practiced meditation.
We reached to a conclusion that even practicing a single limb of yoga regularly it may have beneficial effect on memory.
Meditation, Memory, Neuropsychological test
