Long-term Ashtanga yoga practice decreases medial temporal and brainstem glucose metabolism in relation to years of experience

Long-term Ashtanga yoga practice decreases medial temporal and brainstem glucose metabolism in relation to years of experience

Abstract Background Yoga is increasingly popular worldwide with several physical and mental benefits, but the underlying neurobiology remains unclear. Whereas many studies have focused on pure meditational aspects, the triad of yoga includes meditation, postures, and breathing. We conducted a cross-...

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Main Authors: June van Aalst, Jenny Ceccarini, Georg Schramm, Donatienne Van Weehaeghe, Ahmadreza Rezaei, Koen Demyttenaere, Stefan Sunaert, Koen Van Laere
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-05-01
Series:EJNMMI Research
Subjects:
Brain imaging
FDG
fMRI
PET/MR
Yoga
Glucose metabolism
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13550-020-00636-y

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