Background and purpose: Unilateral forced nostril breathing (UFNB), a yogic pranayama
technique, improves verbal and spatial cognition in healthy adults. The use of UFNB as an …

Objective: Unilateral nostril breathing (UNB) is a yogic pranayama technique that has been
shown to improve verbal and spatial cognition in neurologically intact individuals. Early …

A previous study discovered that two speakers with moderate apraxia of speech increased
their sequential motion rates after unilateral forced-nostril breathing (UFNB) practiced as an …

Anulom-vilom Pranayama/alternate nostril breathing (ANB)/Nadi-suddhi pranayama is one
of the common yogic breathing techniques and involves breathing through one nostril at a …

Introduction: Breathing modulates cortical neuronal activity. Various breathing exercises are
purported to have specific effects on emotional and cognitive functions. Objective: To …

Purpose: We present a case study of a woman who used yogic breathing as Ayurvedic
medicine in her recovery from poststroke aphasia. Ayurvedic medicine is one of the most …

The impact of controlled breathing on cognitive and affective processing has been
recognized since ancient times, giving rise to multiple practices aimed at achieving different …

The immediate effect of two yoga breathing techniques was assessed on verbal and spatial
memory tasks, considered hemisphere-specific. Forty-five participants (24 males; age range …

Background Previously, forced unilateral nostril breathing was associated with ipsilateral, or
contralateral cerebral hemisphere changes, or no change. Hence it was inconclusive. The …

Objectives: Analysis of the evidence for single nostril breathing as a therapeutic technique.
Data sources: Allied and Complementary Medicine database (AMED), British Nursing Index …