Brain-to-brain Synchrony in Ss With Different Levels of Social Interaction

Brain-to-brain Synchrony as a Mechanism of Field Effects of Consciousness

Brain-to-brain synchrony will be measured between pairs of subjects with different levels of similarity of DNA and social interactions

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Social Dynamics
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Transcendental Meditation

Detailed Description

Brain-to-brain synchrony will be measured in five pairs of identical twins, five pairs who are good friends and from the same region of a country, and five pairs of strangers from different countries when they practice Transcendental Meditation practice

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Estimated): 30

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Frederick Travis, PhD; Phone Number: 6414721209; Email: ftravis@miu.edu
• Study Contact Backup: Name: Peter Hodak, PhD; Phone Number: 6414721209; Email: phodak@miu.edu

Study Locations

• United States
  • Iowa
    • Fairfield, Iowa, United States, 52556-3917
      • Recruiting
      • Maharishi International University
      • Contact: Peter Hodak, MA; Phone Number: 6414721209; Email: phodak@miu.edu
      • Principal Investigator: Frederick Travis, PhD
      • Contact: Frederick Travis, PhD; Phone Number: 319-614-0357; Email: ftravis@miu.edu

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

healthy adult population that practices TM

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• healthy fit the cohort criteria practice TM

Exclusion Criteria:

• mental or physical issue

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

3

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Social Entanglement: Couples, good friends and strangeers	Behavioral: Transcendental Meditation; meditation practice
good friends from the same region of the country; Plus, extensive social interaction--daily	Behavioral: Transcendental Meditation; meditation practice
strangers from different countries; Interact minimally--less than once/week	Behavioral: Transcendental Meditation; meditation practice

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Brain-to-Brain Synchrony	EEG (electroencephalography) coherence between 32 sensors in the 10-10 System in all frequency bands	20 minute TM

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Tracing of depth of meditation (This is a graphic measure.)	Use a line to indicate depth of meditation	after 20 minute meditation

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Maharishi International University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Fred Travis, PhD, Maharishi International Uniersity

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): November 1, 2024
• Primary Completion (Estimated): July 1, 2025
• Study Completion (Estimated): October 10, 2025

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 17, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 2, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): November 5, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): November 15, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 13, 2024
• Last Verified: November 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Consciousness; Hyper-scanning; Social Neuroscience
• Other Study ID Numbers: MIU 001

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED
• IPD Plan Description: We are planning how to store 200 MB files in BDF format on a server

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No