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| Study | Meditation type | Findings |
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| Tang et al. [92] | Mindfulness (IBMT) | Increased HF and
decreased GSR |
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| Ditto et al. [93] | Mindfulness | Increased RSA |
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| Jain et al. [96] | Mindfulness | Increased perceived positive emotions and decreased perceived distress |
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| Mackenzie et al. [97] | Mindfulness | Increased perceived well-being, life satisfaction, and relaxation |
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| Wu and Lo [86] | Zen concentrative meditation | Increased HF and decreased LF/HF |
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| Takahashi et al. [87] | Zen concentrative meditation | Increased HF and decreased LF/HF |
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| Manna et al. [105] | Shamatha | Increased fMRI BOLD signal in the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC), dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), and anterior insula in meditation experts |
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| Manna et al. [105] | Vipassana | Increased dACC activation in meditation novices |
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| Allen et al. [106] | Mindfulness | Increased DLPFC and dACC activation |
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| Jha et al. [119] | Shamatha | Increased alerting network efficiency |
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| MacLean et al. [120] | Shamatha | Improvement in a sustained attention task |
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| Amihai and Kozhevnikov [27] | Shamatha (Kasina visualization) | Decreased LF/HF |
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| Amihai and Kozhevnikov [27] | Vipassana | Increased HF and decreased LF/HF |
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| Amihai and Kozhevnikov [27] | Rig-pa (Vajrayana Tantric) | Decreased HF and increased performance in mental rotation (MRT) and visual memory (VMT) |
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| Amihai and Kozhevnikov [27] | Deity (Vajrayana Tantric) | Decreased HF |
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| Kozhevnikov et al. [29] | Deity (Vajrayana Tantric) | Increased MRT and VMT performance |
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| Kozhevnikov et al. [28] | g-Tummo (Vajrayana Tantric) | Increased thermogenesis |
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| Corby et al. [121] | Ananda Marga (Dharana) | Increased GSR and heart rate |
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| Telles and Desiraju [122] | Hindu Tantric meditation | Increased heart rate |
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