Meditation as a Voluntary Hypometabolic State of Biological Estivation

Young, John Ding-E; Taylor, Eugene

doi:10.1152/physiologyonline.1998.13.3.149

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Meditation as a Voluntary Hypometabolic State of Biological Estivation

Young, John Ding-E, Taylor, Eugene·1998·Physiology

DOI 10.1152/physiologyonline.1998.13.3.149

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Meditation, a wakeful hypometabolic state of parasympathetic dominance, is compared with other hypometabolic conditions, such as sleep, hypnosis, and the torpor of hibernation. We conclude that there are many analogies between the physiology of long-term meditators and hibernators across the phylogenetic scale. These analogies further reinforce the idea that plasticity of consciousness remains a key factor in successful biological adaptation.

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Increases in wake-related or sleep-inhibiting neurotransmitters such as norepinephrine, dopamine, and serotonin have been found in studies of non-Buddhist meditation, though the relationship between peripheral and brain levels is unclear.
“Increases in wake-related/sleep-inhibiting neurotransmitters, such as norepinephrine,16,26,47,112, 113 dopamine,114 and serotonin,77,115–118 have been found in studies of non-Buddhist forms of meditation, although the relationship between peripheral and brain levels is unclear.”
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Authors: Young, J. D.-E., & Taylor, E.
Affiliations: Harvard University (US)
ORCID: Young, John Ding-E
Venue: Physiology
Publisher: American Physiological Society
Published: 1998-06
Volume: 13
Issue: 3
Pages: 149-153
ISSN: 0886-1714 (ISSN-L)
1548-9213
1548-9221
DOI: 10.1152/physiologyonline.1998.13.3.149
OpenAlex: W2109690436
Cited by: 79
References: 8
Citations by year: 2026: 1 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 16 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 7 · 2012: 4
FWCI: 0.00
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Physiology (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Pain Management and Placebo Effect
Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Sleep and Wakefulness Research
Keywords: meditation, hypometabolism, parasympathetic dominance, hibernation, sleep, hypnosis, long-term meditators, biological adaptation, comparative physiology

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