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- Title
Effects of yoga versus walking on mood, anxiety, and brain GABA levels: a randomized controlled MRS study.
- Authors
Streeter, Chris C; Whitfield, Theodore H; Owen, Liz; Rein, Tasha; Karri, Surya K; Yakhkind, Aleksandra; Perlmutter, Ruth; Prescot, Andrew; Renshaw, Perry F; Ciraulo, Domenic A; Jensen, J Eric
- Abstract
Yoga and exercise have beneficial effects on mood and anxiety. γ-Aminobutyric acid (GABA)-ergic activity is reduced in mood and anxiety disorders. The practice of yoga postures is associated with increased brain GABA levels. This study addresses the question of whether changes in mood, anxiety, and GABA levels are specific to yoga or related to physical activity.
- Publication
Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.), 2010, Vol 16, Issue 11, p1145
- ISSN
1557-7708
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1089/acm.2010.0007