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Human Prefrontal Cortical Response to the Meditative State: A Spectroscopy Study

Richard W. F. ChengDepartment of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Donald S. BorrettDivision of Neurology, Toronto East General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Weyland ChengDepartment of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Hon C. KwanDepartment of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Richard S. S. ChengSt. Joseph Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pages 483-488 | Received 25 Apr 2008, Published online: 01 May 2010

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