Word: alpha
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After training in meditation for eight weeks, subjects show a pronounced change in brain-wave patterns, shifting from the alpha waves of aroused, conscious thought to the theta waves that dominate the brain during periods of deep relaxation...
...conscious thought decreases Power of alpha waves as a percentage of total EEG power --Meditation group --Control group --Sessions...
Since his discussion group met a couple of times in the Lowell House common rooms last year, he has fallen in love with the College’s residential system, which he calls “the Alpha and Omega of all things Harvard...
...outlets for entertainment, more and more students have been turning to single-sex social groups—a trend that has led to a rebirth of fraternities and sororities on campus. With Kappa Kappa Gamma’s announcement last month that it will join Delta Gamma and Kappa Alpha Theta to become Harvard’s third sorority in the fall, the demand for more social outlets is clear. And other all-female groups such as the Seneca, the Bee, the Isis and the newly-formed Sabliere Society are part of an effort to counter the male-only final...
...golden years doing what you have always done or maybe take one last shot at turning a longtime dream into reality? Which way you answer the question is less important than the fact that you ask it, say Jeri Sedlar and Rick Miners, authors of Don't Retire, Rewire! (Alpha Books). When the pair, who previously owned a New York City-based executive-search and transition-coaching firm, asked pre-retirees about their vision for the future, the responses ranged from "none" and "none, but it'll evolve" to vague statements like "reading" or "playing with my grandchildren...