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ArticleBrain sciences2023

Cognitive Skills and DNA Methylation Are Correlating in Healthy and Novice College Students Practicing Preksha Dhyāna Meditation.

Bassam Abomoelak, Ray Prather, Samani U Pragya, Samani C Pragya, Neelam D Mehta, Parvin Uddin, Pushya Veeramachaneni, Naina Mehta, Amanda Young, Saumya Kapoor and 1 more

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Article in Brain sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Bassam AbomoelakGastrointestinal Translational Laboratory, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando, FL 32806, USA.
Ray PratherPediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando, FL 32806, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5518-4228
Samani U PragyaDepartment of Religions and Philosophies, University of London, London WC1H 0XG, UK.
Samani C PragyaDepartment of Biostatistics, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA.
Neelam D MehtaSidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7407-3144
Parvin UddinCollege of Arts, Sciences and Education, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA.
Pushya VeeramachaneniCollege of Law, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA.
Naina MehtaNeurodevelopmental Pediatrician, Behavioral and Developmental Center, Orlando Health, Orlando, FL 32805, USA.
Amanda YoungInstitute for Simulation and Training, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32765, USA.
Saumya KapoorMedical School, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32827, USA.
Devendra MehtaGastrointestinal Translational Laboratory, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando, FL 32806, USA.
Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children · USFlorida International University · USOrlando Health · USUniversity of Central Florida · USUniversity of London · GB

Funding

Florida State University NA
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The impact of different meditation protocols on human health is explored at the cognitive and cellular levels. Preksha Dhyana meditation has been observed to seemingly affect the cognitive performance, transcriptome, and methylome of healthy and novice participant practitioners. In this study, we performed correlation analyses to investigate the presence of any relationships in the changes in cognitive performance and DNA methylation in a group of college students practicing Preksha Dhyāna (N = 34). Nine factors of cognitive performance were assessed at baseline and 8 weeks postintervention timepoints in the participants. Statistically significant improvements were observed in six of the nine assessments, which were predominantly relating to memory and affect. Using Illumina 850 K microarray technology, 470 differentially methylated sites (DMS) were identified between the two timepoints (baseline and 8 weeks), using a threshold of

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cellular pathwayscognitive skillscorrelationDNA methylationPreksha meditation

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PMID37626570
PMCPMC10452635
OpenAlexW4385948795

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