| Titel: | Immediate Effects of Right and Left Nostril Breathing on Verbal and Spatial Scores |
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| Autor: | Joshi, M. Telles, S. |
| Mediengruppe: | journal article |
| Herausgeber: | --- |
| Zeitschrift: | Indian J Physiol Pharmacol |
| Jahr: | 2008 |
| Band: | 52 |
| Heft: | 2 |
| Seiten: | 197-200 |
| Sprache: | English |
| Abstract: | The immediate effect of two yoga breathing techniques was assessed on verbal and spatial memory tasks, considered hemisphere-specific. Forty-five participants (24 males; age range 20 to 45 years (mean age 27.1 +/- 8.1 years) were randomly allocated to three groups (n = 15 each) and were assessed immediately before and after 45 minutes of three breathing practices i.e., right nostril yoga breathing, left nostril yoga breathing, or breath awareness as a control intervention. Spatial memory scores increased after left nostril yoga breathing compared to before (by 16 percent, P = 0.03, paired t-test). Hence, breathing through the left nostril increased performance in a spatial cognitive task, corresponding to the cerebral hemisphere contralateral to the patent nostril. |