This study examined the relationships between EEG alpha coherence during the practice of the TM technique and three educational variables: formal operational thinking, science grade point average, and selection of science as a college major. / Subjects were 349 undergraduates at Maharishi International University, an accredited school located in Fairfield, Iowa. A set of 12 EEG coherence measures was generated for each subject. These measures focused primarily on four areas of the brain, F(,3)-F(,4) (frontal), F(,3)-C(,3) (left), F(,4)-C(,4) (right), and O(,1)-O(,2) (occipital). A paper and pencil test was used to measure cognitive performance. Science GPA was calculated from information provided by the registrar's office. / No linear relationship was found between 12 EEG alpha coherence measures taken during the TM technique and either cognitive performance or science GPA except for one negative relationship between extreme frontal coherence (greater than .95) and science GPA (r = -.14, p = .031). Some possible implications are discussed. / Differences in EEG coherence were found among the college majors examined. The most obvious was the relatively high left, right, and frontal coherence among physics majors. The coherence patterns of art and math majors did not exhibit patterns consistent with current theories of brain functioning. Examples are discussed and recommendations for future research are made. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 46-04, Section: A, page: 0940. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1985.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75538 |
| Contributors | DENNEN, CHRISTOPHER COLES., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 127 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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