Advanced Analysis of Alpha EEG Patterns for Identifying Meditative States in Alpha Power Activation Yoga (APAY)
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Alpha EEG, Meditation, Alpha Power Activation Yoga, APAY, Neural Correlates, Machine Learning, Well-being, RelaxationAbstract
Meditation, especially Alpha-Power Activation Yoga (APAY), is popular today for well-being. Apay promotes relaxation and focuses using yoga and attention. However, the inspiring settings app effectiveness evaluation made challenging. EEG can measure attentive brain activity. This work improves the Alfa EEG pattern analysis for the discovery of EFEM. EEG functions are classified through the moral analysis and machine learning of the time. This approach reflects the neurological attention process. Preliminary research found that alpha-EEG patterns change with training stages such as concentration, attentive absorption and relaxation. Deep concentration reduces hiking and increases frontal and lateral regions. Constant attention increases front and behind alpha, suggests brain treatment and sensory awareness. This shows that app-inspired attention requires more EEG study to understand neurophysiology. Strong EEG biomarker will track skill changes and its mental health benefits. Kaggle EEG Alpha Wave Dataset detects meditation (closes the eyes) with non-meditation (opening of the eyes) when relaxing the subject. In this dataset, the decisions identify accurately the trees in the decision, innocent bays and random forest phenomena. These findings will be repeated in a large population and investigated to see how the monkey practice affects psychological and neurological processes over time. Researchers can identify brainwave patterns and emotional welfare connections and explain these results. It can inspire new attention -based mental health treatments. Doctors can provide better mental and emotional care by adding these techniques to parting to the treatment. A full disposition goal is to improve the awareness of welfare and body. This can show how diet and exercise affect mental health.
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