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17082994

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-12-4
pubmed:abstractText
: This study reports on the QEEG observations recorded from a yogi during tongue piercing in which he demonstrated voluntary pain control. The QEEG was recorded with a Lexicor 1620 from 19 sites with appropriate controls for impedence and artifacts. A neurologist read the data for abnormalities and the QEEG was analyzed by mapping, single and multiple hertz bins, coherence, and statistical comparisons with a normative database. The session included a meditation baseline and tongue piercing. During the meditative baseline period the yogi's QEEG maps suggesting that he was able to lower his brain activity to a resting state. This state showed a predominance of slow wave potentials (delta) during piercing and suggested that the yogi induced a state that may be similar to those found when individuals are under analgesia. Further research should be conducted with a group of individuals who demonstrate exceptional self-regulation to determine the underlying mechanisms, and whether the skills can be used to teach others how to manage pain.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1090-0586
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
31
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
331-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Tongue piercing by a Yogi: QEEG observations.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute for Holistic Healing Studies, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, 94132 CA, USA. epeper@sfsu.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article