[Table/Fig-2]:
Effect of three yogic breathing practices on immediate verbal and spatial memory scores (Mean ± SD).
| Parameters | Verbal Memory Test | Spatial Memory Test (SMT) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digit Span Forward(DSF) | Digit Span Backward(DSB) | Associate Learning(AL) | ||||||
| Before | After | Before | After | Before | After | Before | After | |
| Left nostril Breathing(LNB) | 6.11±0.6 | 8.06±1.0* | 5.18±1.1 | 7.12±0.4* | 11.68±0.9 | 13.53±1.9* | 5.43±0.8 | 7.33±0.7* |
| Right nostril Breathing(RNB) | 5.68±0.9 | 6.70±0.6* | 5.04±0.8 | 6.05±0.7* | 11.43±0.7 | 12.40±1.0* | 5.38±1.0 | 6.39±0.7* |
| Alternate nostril breathing (ANB) | 6.13±1.0 | 7.16±1.0* | 5.11±0.8 | 6.15±0.74* | 11.68±1.0 | 12.71±0.7* | 5.53±0.7 | 6.60±0.6* |
*p<0.005