Laboratory No. 1: Oxygen consumption and metabolic testing laboratory
Legend 1.a.
Subject fitted with mask and connected to an open circuit metabolic analyzer.
Legend 1.b.
Subject fitted with specially designed canopy to study oxygen consumed during pranayama.
Plate No.1 a
Plate No.1 a
Laboratory No. 2: Autonomic function testing laboratory
Legend 2.a.
Recording on 16 channel polygraph of variables such as oxygen saturation, heart rate variability, respiration (thoracic and abdominal), galvanic skin resistance, non-invasive blood pressure, cardiac o
Legend 2.b.
Subject seated in a sound attenuated cabin with appropriate transducers connected.
Plate No.2 a
Plate No.2 a
Laboratory No. 3: Clinical neurophysiology laboratory.
Legend 3.a.
Recording of regional cerebral blood flow using Functional Near Infra- red Spectroscopy.
Legend 3.b.
Subject connected with head band for blood flow measurements. The photograph also shows head box and electrodes for electroencephalographic measurements.
Plate No.3 a
Plate No.3 a
Laboratory No. 4: Perceptual and motor skill testing laboratory
Legend 4.a.
Equipment to measure fine motor skills, visual perception and reaction time.
Legend 4.b.
Subject mounted on the stability platform with the support of hand rail to measure stability. The photograph also shows equipments to measure flexibility and muscular endurance.
Plate No.4 a
Plate No.4 a
