Higher coherence is associated with more integrated and effective thinking and behaviour including greater intelligence, creativity, learning ability, emotional stability, ethical and moral reasoning, self-confidence and reduced anxiety.

Everything good about the brain depends on its coherent, orderly functioning. Recent studies in neuroscience have found that world-class athletes have higher EEG coherence than controls, and higher-performing CEO’s display greater coherence than other executives.

Researchers have long known that most experiences, whether sensory or cognitive, engage specific, localised areas of the brain. Studies on brain patterns during TM practise indicate that the technique enlivens coherence over a wide area—creating more efficient coordination of brain activity and stimulating the growth of what scientists propose to be “total brain functioning.”

EEG studies showing brainwave coherence during practise of the TM technique along with synchronized alpha power in the frontal cortex have established the EEG signature for “restful alertness” or “pure consciousness,” the inner experience commonly reported by people practicing the TM technique.