Table 1 Meditation type and neurophysiological activation
|  | Focused attention (FA) | Open monitoring (OM) | Transcendental meditation (TM) |
|---|---|---|---|
EEG (pre-post meditation) | BETA (central) | THETA (frontal) | ALPHA (occipital) |
ECG (during meditation) | Increase parasympathetic activation, decrease sympathetic activation | ||