Question

What type of data was collected? And How were the data analyzed? (If statistical analyses were used, it will suffice as an answer to say, 'the data were analyzed with statistical procedures)

What were the main results of the study?

lndian J Physiel Pharmacel 2008 52(2 197-200 SHORT COMMUNICATION IMMEDIATE EFFECTS OF RIGHT AND LEFT NOSTRIL BREATHING ON VERBAL AND SPATIAL SCORES MEESHA JOSHI AND SHIRLEY TELLES Swami Vivekananda Yoga Research Foundation Bangalore 560 019 Received on November 11. 2007 Abstract The immediate effect of two yoga breathing techaiques was assessed on verbal and spatial memery tasks, censidered hemisphere-specifis. Forty-five participants (24 males; age range 20 to 45 years (mean age 27.1 8.1 years) were andomly allocated to three groups (-15 each) and were assessed immediately before and after 45 minutes of three breathing practices ie, right nostril yoga breathing left sostril yoga breathing,or breath awareness as a control intervention Spatial memory scores increased after left nestril yoga breathing compared to before (by 16 percent, P-003, paired t-test) Hence, breathing throagh the left mostril increased performance in· spatial cognitive task, corresponding to the cerebral hemisphere contralateral to the patent sestril Key words Yega volustanily regulated breatking spatial memory verbal memory phases of the nasal cycle was first studied in eight subjects who were asked to perform The nasal eyele is characterized by verbal and spatial tasks every 15 minutes for eight hours (3). Spontaneous changes in to eight hours) with a rhythmic and nostril dominance brought about changes in alternating shift of activity in the autonomic ognitive performance. The best performance nervous system and cerebral activity (2) on the verbal task was 180 degrees out of Alternating cerebral activity facilitates phase with the best performance on the INTRODUCTION alternating patency of the nostrils every two performance in cerebral hemisphere specific spatial task tasks along with relatively greater EEG amplitudes recorded contralateral to the Similar results were reported with unilateral forced nostril breathing. A study dominant sostril. en undergraduate students who practiced Alternating cognitive performance with forced left uni-nostril breathing showed Corresponding Auther:Dr. Shirley Telles. Ph D Patanjali Yogpeeth, Maharishi Gayanand Gram. New aridwar Highway, Babadrabad, Haridwar Uttarakhand) -249 408, Telephone:91-01334-24489s. Telefax: 91-01334-2448o5

Answer 1

Quantitative data was generated in this research study. The data was analysed by the paired t test of statistics. The main results of the study indicated that the spatial cognitive task increases corresponding to the cerebral cortex hemisphere contralateral to the patient nostril yoga breathing.