Scholars Bulletin (SB)
Volume-5 | Issue-11 | 644-647
Subject Category: Physiology
Effect of Meditation on Auditory Reaction Time in First Mbbs Students of D.Y. Patil Medical College, Kolhapur
Pandian M, Padmaja R, Amruta N. Kumbhar
Published : Nov. 28, 2019
Abstract
Background: In the recent years, yoga was found to causes a betterment and improvement in the health of human being without ailments. The meditation play a major role in society by improving the significant changes in bodily activities such as maintain the stress level, alertness, homeostasis, anxiety, vascular system, memory power etc. The improvement of meditation in the reac¬tion time is important, especially in auditory reaction time (ART). Therefore, a need techniques or courses can improve the reaction time. Hence, this study intended to show its utility as a short course for improving the auditory reaction time. Aim & Objectives: To find out effect of meditation on auditory reaction time in medical students by recording auditory reaction time before & after meditation for six months. Methods: The study was conducted on total 100 first MBBS students (boys & girls) of D.Y. Patil Medical College, Kolhapur. Students in the age group of 18-25 years were included by simple random sampling technique. The Auditory reaction time was assessed before and after the yoga ses¬sions. Results: There was a reduction in the alert response of auditory reaction time for both the ears. The decrease was statistical¬ly significant (P<0.0001). Conclusion: It can be concluded that, a short course of meditation has a beneficial effect on the auditory reaction time. The regular practice of Meditation can be used as a tool to improve the health and well-being of an individual and enhances the reaction time.