SERUM HORMONAL CONCENTRATIONS FOLLOWING TRANSCENDENTAL-MEDITATION - POTENTIAL ROLE OF GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC-ACID

被引：22

作者：

ELIAS, AN

WILSON, AF

机构：

[1] Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Medical Center, Orange, CA 92668

来源：

MEDICAL HYPOTHESES | 1995年 / 44卷 / 04期

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D O I：

10.1016/0306-9877(95)90181-7

中图分类号：

R-3 [医学研究方法]; R3 [基础医学];

学科分类号：

1001 ;

摘要：

Transcendental meditation (TM) is a stylized form of physical and mental relaxation which is associated with changes in the secretion and release of several pituitary hormones. The hormonal changes induced by TM mimic the effects of the inhibitory neurotransmitter gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA). It is hypothesized that TM produces changes in pituitary hormone secretion by enhancing hypothalamic GABAergic tone, and its anxiolytic effects by promoting GABAergic tone in specific areas of the brain. This mechanism is similar to the effects of synthetic anxiolytic and tranquillizing agents such as benzodiazepines that bind to components of the GABA-A (GABAA) receptor. TM, therefore, may produce relaxation by enhancing the effects of an endogenous neurotransmitter analogous to the effects of endorphins in runners who reportedly experience a 'runner's high'.

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页码：287 / 291

页数：5

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