EEG Changes With Guided Online Meditation

This is a prospective trial enrolling healthy volunteers, including novice meditators and
experienced meditators. Subjects will undergo an EEG at baseline and again after 6 weeks.
During the 6 weeks, subjects will be asked to meditate twice a day, atleast minutes each
time.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. 18 years or older

2. Novice or expert meditator

Novice meditator: No meditation practice in the previous year and < 20 entire lifetime
hours

Expert meditator: Meditation ≥ 30 min per day for at least 5 days per week over the past 1
year

Exclusion Criteria:

1. History of any neurological condition (i.e. Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease,
Huntington's disease, brain tumors, brain surgery, or multiple sclerosis)

2. History of depression, currently being treated with antidepressants

3. History of any psychiatric disorder, within last 5 years (i.e. anxiety, psychosis,
posttraumatic stress disorder, attention deficit hyperactive disorder)

4. Current use of cognition-enhancing medications

5. Active history (within the last 5 years) of alcohol or drug abuse (> 10 drinks per
week)

6. History (within the last 5 years) of stroke/aneurysm

7. Recent history (< 3 months) of seizures

8. Non-English speaking