More than 350 studies on the beneficial effects of Transcendental Meditation technique to mental and physical health have been published in peer-reviewed scientific journals over the past 45 years. The research has been conducted at over 100 independent medical schools and research institutions worldwide. Furthermore, funding for many of these studies has come from $26 million in grants from the National Institutes of Health and $2.4 million in grants from the Department of Defense.
Improved Brain Functioning
- Human Physiology 25 (1999) 171-180
- Psychophysiology 31 Abstract (1994) S67
- Psychophysiology 27 Supplement (1990) 4A
- Psychophysiology 26 (1989) 529
- International Journal of Neuroscience 15: (1981) 151-157
- International Journal of Neuroscience 14: (1981) 147-151
- International Journal of Neuroscience 13: (1981) 211-217
- Psychosomatic Medicine 46: (1984) 267-276
Increased Blood Flow to the Brain
- Physiology & Behavior, 59(3) (1996): 399-402
- American Journal of Physiology 235(1)(1978): R89-R92
- Psychophysiology 13 (1976): 168
- The Physiologist 21 (1978): 60
Increased Flexibility of Brain Functioning
- Biological Psychology, 55 (2000): 41-55
- Psychophysiology 14 (1977): 293-296
Increased Efficiency of Information Transfer in the Brain
- Motivation, Motor and Sensory Processes of the Brain, Progress in Brain Research 54 (1980): 447-453
- International Journal of Neuroscience 10 (1980): 165-170
- Psychophysiology 26 (1989): 529
Mobilization of Latent Reserves of the Brain
- Proceedings of the International Symposium: Physiological and Biochemical Basis of Brain Activity, St. Petersburg, Russia (June 22-24, 1994)
Increased Intelligence in Secondary and College Students
- Intelligence 29/5 (2001): 419-440
- Journal of Personality and Individual Differences 12 (1991): 1105-1116
- Perceptual and Motor Skills 62 (1986): 731-738
- College Student Journal 15 (1981): 140-146
- Journal of Clinical Psychology 42 (1986): 161-164
- Gedrah: Tijdschrift voor Psychologie [Behavior: Journal of Psychology] 3 (1975): 167-182
- Dissertation Abstracts International 38(7) (1978): 3372B-3373B
- Higher Education Research and Development 15 (1995): 73-82
Increased Creativity
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 57 (1989) 950-964
- The Journal of Creative Behavior 19 (1985) 270-275
- Dissertation Abstracts International 38(7): 3372B-3373B, 1978
Improved Memory
- Memory and Cognition 10 (1982): 207-215
Improved Academic Performance
- Education 107 (1986): 49-54
- Education 109 (1989): 302-304
- British Journal of Educational Psychology 55 (1985): 164-166
Benefits in Special Education
- Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 42 (1981) 35-36
- Journal of Biomedicine 1 (1980) 73-88