EFFECTS OF PRANAYAMA AND SURYANAMASKAR YOGIC PRACTICE ON COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE IN MEDICAL STUDENTS

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dc.creatorK, Ambareesha
dc.creatorSrikaram, Pradeep Reddy
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-10T19:03:46Z
dc.date.available2026-01-10T19:03:46Z
dc.date.issued2017-12-08
dc.descriptionBackground: Recent studies have suggested that yoga reduce stress levels and anxiety accordingly reducing stress increases cognitive performance. The present study attempted to determine the combined yoga practice is associated with higher cognitive performance in medical students. Materials & Methods: All the instructions were given to the participants, they were asked to Unscramble 20 scrambled words in 5 minutes of time. The score was noted and were asked to perform yoga for four weeks. The same score was collected after yoga session and was compared with the previous values. Result: Analysis showed that the yoga group (M=15.2, SD=4.25) and the pre yoga group (M=09.49, SD=3.11) did not differ significantly on cognitive performance, p=<0.005. Conclusion: Combined effect of Pranayama and suryanamaskar are beneficial effect on improving cognitive function but it was statically insignificant.KEYWORDS:  Pranayama, suryanamaskar; Yoga; Cognitive functions.en-US
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dc.identifier.urihttps://repos.sumathipublications.com:8000/handle/123456789/207
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherSumathi Publicationsen-US
dc.relationhttps://sumathipublications.com/index.php/ijcrpp/article/view/5/16
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Current Research in Physiology and Pharmacologyen-US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVolume 1en-US
dc.rightsCopyright (c) 2017 Ambareesha K, Pradeep Reddy Srikaramen-US
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0en-US
dc.sourceInternational Journal of Current Research in Physiology and Pharmacology; Volume 1; Issue 1 (2017); 10-12en-US
dc.source2523-6709
dc.source2523-6695
dc.subjectPranayamaen-US
dc.subjectsuryanamaskaren-US
dc.subjectYogaen-US
dc.subjectCognitive functionsen-US
dc.titleEFFECTS OF PRANAYAMA AND SURYANAMASKAR YOGIC PRACTICE ON COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE IN MEDICAL STUDENTSen-US
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