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Books and Book Chapters
- Travis,
F., Collins, J. (2021). Consciousness-Based Education: Effects on Brain Integration
and Practical Intelligence, In Workplace Innovations: Advancing Innovation
and Sustainable Outcomes in International Graduate Education, Eds. M Gurubatham,
IGI Global, pg. 144 - 159.
- Travis,
F. (2021). Negative and Positive Mindwandering, In Workplace Innovations:
Advancing Innovation and Sustainable Outcomes in International Graduate Education,
Eds. M Gurubatham, IGI Global, pg. 177 - 192.
- Travis,
F. (2021). Innovation, Creativity and Brain Integration, In Workplace Innovations:
Advancing Innovation and Sustainable Outcomes in International Graduate Education,
Eds. M Gurubatham, IGI Global, pg. 160 - 176.
- Travis,
F. (2018) Long Term Changes in Experienced Yoga Practitioners: Growth of Higher
States of Consciousness in TM Subjects, In Telles, (Ed), Research-Based Perspectives
on the Psychophysiology of Yoga, IGI Global, pg. 43-59.
- Wallace, K. and Travis,
F. (2016). Dharma Parenting, Tarcher/Penguin: New York
- Harung, H. and Travis,
F. (2015). Excellence through Mind-Brain Development, Routledge/Gower: London.
- Travis, F. (2015) How
Meditation Heals: The Brain and Higher States of Consciousness, In Prescribing
Health, Transcendental Meditation in Contemporary Medical Care, Eds: D. O'Connell
and D. Bevvino, New York: Lowman and Littlefield.
- Heaton, D., & Travis,
F. (2013). Consciousness, empathy, and the brain. In K. Pavlovich and K. Krahnke
(Eds.), Organizing through empathy, pp. 17-33. Oxford, UK: Routledge.
- Heaton, D. P., Travis,
F. & Subramaniam, R. (2012). A Consciousness-Based approach to management
education for integrity. In C. Wankel and A. Stachowicz-Stanusch (Eds.), Handbook
of Research on Teaching Ethics in Business and Management Education, pp. 66-79,
Hershey PA, IGI Global.
- Travis, F. (2012). Your
Brain is a River, Not a Rock. Createspace: Amazon.com
- Travis, F. (2011). States
of Consciousness Beyond Waking, Dreaming and Sleeping: Perspectives from Research
on Meditation Experiences. In D. Certkovik, I Cosvic. States of Consciousness:
Experimental Insights into Meditation, Waking, Sleep and Dreams. Frontier
collection.
- Travis, F.T. (2006) From
I To I: Concepts of Self on an Object-Referral/ Self-Referral Continuum, A.
P. Prescott, Ed. The Concept of Self in Psychology, New York: Nova Publishing.
- Arenander, A, Travis,
F.T. (2004). Brain patterns of Self-awareness. In B Beitman and J Nair, Eds.
Self-Awareness Deficits. New York: W.W.Norton.
Articles
Travis
F. (2021) Consciousness is Primary: Science of Consciousness for the 21st Century,
International Journal of Psychological Studies; Vol. 13, No. 1; pg 1-11.
Travis
F. On the Neurobiology of Meditation: Comparison of Three Organizing Strategies to Investigate Brain Patterns during Meditation Practice. Medicina Kaunas).
2020 Dec 18;56(12):712. doi: 10.3390/medicina56120712. PMID: 33353049; PMCID:
PMC7767117
Travis,
F. Melzer, A., Scharf D. (2020) Effects of Maharishi Light Technology with
Gems: A random-assignment, placebo-controlled, blinded pilot study, SAGE Open
Medicine, Volume 8: 1-7, DOI: 10.1177/205031212091827
Travis,
F., Nash, J., Parim, N., & Cohen, B. (2020). Does the MRI/fMRI Procedure
Itself Confound the Results of Meditation Research? An Evaluation of Subjective
and Neurophysiological Measures of TM Practitioners in a Simulated MRI Environment.
Fontiers in Psychology, Aptil 28. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00728
Avvenuti,
G., Leo, A., Cecchetti, L., Franco, F., Travis, F., Caramella, D. Bernardi,
G. Ricciardi, E. Pietrini, P. (2020). Reductions in perceived stress following
Transcendental Meditation practice are associated with increased brain regional
connectivity at rest, Brain and Cognition, 139: 1 - 11
Travis,
F. (2019) Temporal and spatial characteristics of meditation EEG Psychol Trauma.
2019 12(2):111-115 Jul 8. doi: 10.1037/tra0000488.
Vieten
C, Wahbeh H, Cahn BR, MacLean K, Estrada M, Mills P, Murphy M, Shapiro S,
Radin D, Josipovic Z, Presti DE, Sapiro M, Chozen Bays J, Russell P, Vago
D, Travis F, Walsh R, Delorme A. (2018) Future directions in meditation research:
Recommendations for expanding the field of contemplative science. PLoS One.
Nov 7;13(11):e0205740. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205740.
Travis,
F, Valosek, L. Konrad, A, Link J., Salerno, J. Scheller, R. Nidich, S. (2018)
Effect of meditation on psychological distress and brain functioning: a randomized
controlled study. Brain and Cognition, 125:100-5.
Mahone,
M., Travis, F.T Gevirtz, R.and Hubbard, D. (2018) fMRI during Transcendental
Meditation Practice, Brain and Cognition, 123: 30-33.
Wahbeh H, Sagher A, Back
W, Pundhir P, Travis F. (2018) A Systematic Review of Transcendent States
Across Meditation and Contemplative Traditions. Explore (NY). 14(1):19-35.
doi: 10.1016/j.explore.2017.07.007. Epub 2017 Oct 23.
Gobec,
S and Travis, F. (2018) Effects of Maharishi Yoga Asanas on Mood States, Happiness
and Experiences during Meditation, International Journal of Yoga.11(1), pg
66-71
Faber
PL, Travis F, Milz P, Parim N., (2017). EEG microstates during different phases
of Transcendental Meditation practice. Cogn Process. 2017 Aug;18(3):307-314.
doi: 10.1007/s10339-017-0812-y. Epub 2017 Apr 27
Travis,
F., Parim, N. and Shrivastava, A. (2017) Higher Theta and Alpha Coherence
when Listening to Vedic Recitation Compared to Coherence during Transcendental
Meditation Practice, Consciousness and Cognition, 49 (2017) 157-162.
Travis,
F. and Parim, N. (2017) Default Mode Network Activation and Transcendental
Meditation Practice: Focused Attention or Automatic Self-Transcending? Brain
and Cognition, 111:86-94.
Lagrosen, Y. and Travis,
F. (2016), "Developing a neuropsychological measurement to capture workplace
learning", Journal of Modelling in Management, online, pre-published
version, Vol. 11, No. 3, pp. 783-801.
Travis, F. (2016). Transcending
as a driver of development, New York Academy of Sciences, 1373(1):72-77.
Travis, F. and Wallace,
K. (2015). Dosha brain?types: A neural model of individual differences, Journal
of Ayurveda & Integrative Medicine, 6(4), 280-285.
Wenuganen, Supaya. (2014).
Anti-Aging Effects of the Transcendental Meditation program: Analysis of Ojas
Level and Global Gene Expression Maharishi University of Management, ProQuest
Dissertations Publishing, 3630467.
Lagrosen, Y. & Travis,
F. (2015), Exploring the connections between quality management and brain
functioning, The TQM Journal, Vol. 25, No 5, pp. 565-575.
Travis, F. and Lagrosen
Y. (2014). Creativity and Brain-Functioning in Product Development Engineers:
A Canonical Correlation Analysis. Creativity Research Journal. 26(2), 239-243.
Charles, G., Travis,
F. and Smith, J (2014) Policing and Spirituality: Their Impact on Brain Integration
and Consciousness. Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion, 214:
230 - 244.
Boes, R., Harung, H.
S., Travis, F. & Pensgaard, A. M. (2014). Mental and Physical Attributes
Defining World-class Norwegian Athletes: Content Analysis of Interviews. Scandinavian
Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 24, 422-427.
Rees, B., Travis, F.,
Shapiro, D., and Chant, R. (2014). Significant Reductions in Posttraumatic
Stress Symptoms in Congolese Refugees after 10 days Transcendental Meditation
Practice. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 2014, 27, 112-115.
Travis, F. (2014). Transcendental
Experiences during Meditation Practice, New York Academy of Sciences: Advances
in Meditation Research: Neuroscience and Clinical Applications, 1: 1-8.
Rees, B., Travis, F.,
Shapiro, D., and Chant, R. (2013). Reduction in Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms
in Congolese Refugees Practicing Transcendental Meditation. Journal of Traumatic
Stress. 2013, 26, 295-298.
Lagrosen, Y, Travis,
F and Lagrosen, S. (2012). Brain Integration as a driver for QM success. International
Journal of Quality & Service Sciences, 4(3), 253-269.
Travis, F. (2012). Core
and Matrix Thalamic Nuclei: Parallel Circuits Involved in Content of Experience
and General Wakefulness. NeuroQuantology. 10(2), 46-53.
Harung H.S., Travis F.
(2012). Higher mind-brain development in successful leaders: testing a unified
theory of performance. Cognitive Processing. 13: 171-181.
Grosswald, S.J. and
Travis, F. (2011) ADHD and Stress: The Role of Meditation to Reduce Stress,
and Improve Brain Function and Behavior Regulation. In Current Directions
in ADHD and Its Treatment, pg 195-210
Travis F. (2011). Mindfulness
and psychologic well-being: are they related to type of meditation technique
practiced? J Altern Complement Med. 2011 Nov;17(11):983-4.
Travis, F. (2011) Comparison
of Coherence, Amplitude, and eLORETA Patterns during Transcendental Meditation
and TM-Sidhi Practice, International Journal of Psychophysiology, 81, 198-202
Haaga D, Grosswald S,
Gaylord-King C, Rainforth M, Tanner M, Travis F, Nidich S, Schneider R. (2011).
Effects of the Transcendental Meditation Program on Substance Use Among University
Students. Cardiology Research and Practice, 53, 71-80.
Travis F, Grosswald S
and Stixrud W. July (2011) ADHD, Brain Functioning, and Transcendental Meditation
Practice. Mind & Brain, The Journal of Psychiatry., 2(1). 73-81.
Travis, F, Harung, H
and Lagrosen, Y (2011). Moral Development, Peak Experiences and Brain Patterns
in Professional and Amateur Classical Musicians: Support for a Unified Theory
of Performance, Consciousness and Cognition, 20, 1256-1264.
Harung H.S., Travis F.,
Pensgaard A.M., Boes R, Cook-Greuter S, Daley K, (2011). High Levels of Brain
Integration in World-class Norwegian Athletes: Towards a Brain Measure of
Performance Capacity in Sports. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science
in Sport, 1, 32-41.
Travis, F. and S. Brown,
(2011). My Brain Made Me Do It: Brain Maturation and Levels of Self-Development,
in The Postconventional Personality: Perspectives on Higher Development, A.H.
Pfaffenberger, P.W. Marko, and T. Greening, Editors, SUNY Press: New York,
pg. 23-38.
Travis, F and Shear,
J (2010). Reply to Josipovic: Duality and non-duality in meditation research,
Consciousness and Cognition, 19: 1120-1121.
Travis, F and Shear,
J (2010) Focused Attention, Open Monitoring and Automatic Self-Transcending:
Categories to Organize Meditations from Vedic, Buddhist and Chinese Traditions,
Consciousness and Cognition. 19:1110-1119.
Travis, F., Haaga, D.H.,
Hagelin, J., Tanner, M., A., Nidich, S., Gaylord-King, C., Grosswald, S.,
Rainforth, M., & Schneider, R. (2010). A Self-Referral Default Brain State:
Patterns of Coherence, Power, and eLORETA Sources during Eyes-Closed Rest
and the Transcendental Meditation Practice. Cognitive Processes, 11(1), 21-30.
Nidich SI, Rainforth
MV, Haaga DA, Travis, F., Carolyn King, John Salerno, Melissa Tanner, Sarina
Grosswald and Robert Schneider (2009). A randomized controlled trial on effects
of the Transcendental Meditation program on blood pressure, psychological
distress, and coping in young adults. Am J Hypertens 22,1326-31.
Harung, H.F., Travis, F., Blank, W., Heaton, D. (2009) Higher development,
brain integration, and excellence in leadership, Management Decision, 47(6),
872 - 894.
Tanner, M. A., Travis,
F., Gaylord-King, C., Haaga, D. A. F., Grosswald, S., & Schneider, R.
H. (2009). The effects of the Transcendental Meditation program on mindfulness.
Journal of Clinical Psychology. 65(6), 574-589.
Travis, F. (2009). Brain
functioning as the ground for spiritual experiences and ethical behavior.
FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, 78(5), 26-32.
Travis, F., Haaga, D.H.,
Hagelin, J., Tanner, M., Nidich, S., Gaylord-King, C., Grosswald, S., Rainforth,
M., & Schneider, R. (2009). Effects of Transcendental Meditation Practice
on Brain Functioning and Stress Reactivity in College Students. International
Journal of Psychophysiology, 71, 170-176.
Grosswald, S. J., Stixrud,
W. R., Travis, F., & Bateh, M. A. (2008, December). Use of the Transcendental
Meditation technique to reduce symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder (ADHD) by reducing stress and anxiety: An exploratory study. Current
Issues in Education [On-line], 10(2).
Travis, F.T (2006). Are
All Meditations the Same? Comparison of Brain Patterns, Benefits, and Descriptions
of Mindfulness Meditation, Tibetan Buddhist Meditation and Transcendental
Meditation. Towards a Science of Consciousness: Abstracts, 263, p. 181.
Travis, F.T. and Arenander,
A. (2006). Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Study of Effects of Transcendental
Meditation Practice on Frontal Power Asymmetry and Frontal Coherence, International
Journal of Neuroscience, 116(11): 1519-1538.
Hebert, R., Lehman, D.,
Tan, G., Travis, F., and Arenandar, A. (2005). Enhanced EEG alpha time-domain
phase synchrony during Transcendental Meditation: Implications for cortical
implication theory. Signal Processing, 85(11), 2213-2232
Travis, F.T. (2005) The
Significance of Transcendental Consciousness for Addressing the "Hard"
Problem of Consciousness, Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, 17,
123-135.
Alexander, CN, Kurth,
K., Travis, F, Alexander, V.K. (2005) Effect of Practice of The Children's
Transcendental Meditation Technique on Cognitive Stage Development: Acquisition
And Consolidation of Conservation, Journal of Social Behavior and Personality,
17, 21-46.
Dixon, C., Dillbeck,
M.C., Travis, F., Msemaje, H., Clayborne, B.M., Dillbeck, S.L., and Alexander,
C.H. (2005). Accelerating Cognitive and Self Development: Longitudinal Studies
with Preschool and Elementary School Children. Journal of Social Behavior
and Personality, 17, 65-91.
Travis, F.T., Bonshek, A.,
Butler, V., Rainforth, M., Alexander, C.N., Khare, R., Lipman, J., (2005) Can
a Building's Orientation Affect the Quality of Life of the People Within? Testing
Principles of Maharishi Sthapatya Veda, Journal of Social Behavior and Personality,
17, 545-559.
Travis, F.T. (2004) Relationship Between Meditation Practice and Transcendent
States of Consciousness, Biofeedback, 32:3, 33-36.
Travis, F.T., Arenander, A., DuBois, D. (2004) Psychological and physiological
characteristics of a proposed object-referral/self-referral continuum of self-awareness.
Consciousness and Cognition, 13/2, 401-420.
Heaton, D., Schmidt-Wilk, J., Travis, F.T. (2004). Constructs, methods, and
measures for researching spirituality in organizations. Organizational Change
Management, 17, 62-82.
Travis, F.T., Arenander, A. (2004). EEG Asymmetry and Mindfulness Meditation.
Psychosomatic Medicine, 66, 147-152.
Hawkins, M. A., Alexander, C. N., Travis, F. T., Camelia, C. R., Walton, K.
G., Durchholz, C. F., et al. (2003). Consciousness-based approach to rehabilitation
on inmates in the Netherlands Antilles: I. Psychosocial and cognitive changes.
Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 36, 205-228.
Travis, F.T., Tecce, J., Arenander, A., Wallace, R.K. (2002). Patterns of EEG
Coherence, Power, and Contingent Negative Variation Characterize the Integration
of Transcendental and Waking States. Biological Psychology, 61, 293-319.
Travis, F.T., Tecce, J., Durchholz, C. (2001). Cortical Plasticity, CNV, and
Transcendent Experiences: Replication with subjects reporting permanent transcendental
experiences. Psychophysiology, 38, suppl1: S95.
Travis, F.T., Olsen, T., Egenes, T., & Gupta, H.K. (2001). Physiological
patterns during practice of the Transcendental Meditation Technique compared
with patterns while reading Sanskrit and a modern language. International Journal
of Neuroscience, 109, 71-80.
Travis, F.T. (2001). Autonomic and EEG patterns distinguish transcending from
other experiences during Transcendental Meditation practice. International Journal
of Psychophysiology, 42, 1-9.
Travis, F.T., Tecce, J.J., Guttman, J., (2001). Cortical Plasticity, Contingent
Negative Variation, and Transcendent Experiences during Practice of the Transcendental
Meditation Technique. Biological Psychology, 55, 41-55.
Travis, F.T. (2001) Transcendental Meditation Technique, Encyclopedia of Psychology
and Neuroscience.
Travis, F.T. & Pearson, C. (2000). Distinct Phenomenological and Physiological
Correlates of 'Consciousness Itself.' International Journal of Neuroscience, 100, 77-89.
Travis, F.T. & Durchholz, C. (2000). Can an electronic device improve mood
and well-being, and decrease anxiety? International Journal of Neuroscience,103,91-99.
Travis, F.T. & Wallace R.K. (1999). EEG and Autonomic Patterns during Eyes-Closed
Rest and Transcendental Meditation Practice: The Basis for a Neural Model of TM practice. Consciousness and Cognition, 8, 302-318.
Travis, F.T. & Tecce, J.J. (1998). Effects of distracting stimuli on CNV
amplitude and reaction time. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 31, 45-50.
Travis, F.T. (1998). Cortical and Cognitive Development in 4th, 8th, and 12th
Grade Students: The Contribution of Speed of Processing and Executive Functioning to Cognitive Development. Biological Psychology, 48, 37-56.
Travis, F.T., (1998). CNV rebound and distraction effects before and after a TM session.
Psychophysiology 34,: S89.
Travis, F.T. & Wallace R.K. (1997) Autonomic Patterns during Respiratory Suspensions: Possible markers of Transcendental Consciousness. Psychophysiology,
34: 39-46.
Alexander, C.N., Travis, F.T., Clayborne, M., and Rector, D. (1997). Maharishi
Vedic Psychology Brings Fulfillment to the Aspirations of Twentieth-Century
Psychology. Modern Science and Vedic Science, 7: 241-268.
Mason, L, Alexander, C., Travis, F, Marsh, Orme-Johnson, D.W., Gackenback, J., Mason, D.C., Rainforth, M., & Walton, K.G. (1997). Electrophysiological
correlates of higher states of consciousness during sleep in long-term practitioners
of the Transcendental Meditation program. Sleep, 20: 102-110.
Travis, F.T., Blasdell, K., Liptak, R., Zisman, S., Daley, K. Douillard, J.
(1996). Invincible Athletics program: Aerobic exercise and performance without
strain. International Journal of Neuroscience, 85: 301-308.
Travis, F.T., (1994). A second linked-reference issue: Possible biasing of power
and coherence spectra. International Journal of Neuroscience, 75(1-2): 111-117
Travis, F.T., (1994). The junction point model: A field model of waking, sleeping,
and dreaming relating dream witnessing, the waking/sleeping transition, and
Transcendental Meditation in terms of a common psychophysiologic state. Dreaming,
4(2): 91-104.
Travis, F.T. (1993). Respiratory, Autonomic, and EEG Correlates of transcendental
consciousness experiences during Transcendental Meditation practice. Society
for Neuroscience Abstracts, 18(1), 574.15.
Hunt, H.T., Gervais, A., Shearing-john, S. Travis, F. (1992) Transpersonal experiences
in childhood: an exploratory empirical study of selected adult groups. Perceptual
and Motor Skills, 73, 1135-1153.
Travis F.T., Maloney T., Means M., March J.D., & Feinberg I. (1991). Acute
Deprivation of the Terminal Four Hours of Sleep Does not Increase Delta (0-3Hz)
Electro-encephalograms: A replication. Sleep, 14(4): 320-324.
Travis F.T., (1991). Eyes open and TM EEG patterns after one and after eight
years of TM practice. Psychophysiology, 28 (3a):S58.
Travis F.T. (1990) An empirical test of Maharishi's Junction point model of
states of consciousness. Modern Science and Vedic Science., 4(1):42-55.
Gaylord C., Orme-Johnson D.W., and Travis F.T. (1989). The effects of the Transcendental
Meditation technique and progressive muscle relaxation on EEG coherence, stress
reactivity, and mental health in black adults. International Journal of Neuroscience,
46:77-86.
Travis F.T., and Orme-Johnson D.W. (1989). Field Model of consciousness: EEG
coherence changes as indicators of field effects. International Journal of Neuroscience,
49: 203-211.
Travis F.T. (1988). Testing the field paradigm of Maharishi's Vedic Psychology:
EEG Coherence and Power as Indices of States of Consciousness and Field Effects.
Dissertation Abstracts International, 49(8B), 3493.
Travis F.T. (1979). The Transcendental Meditation technique and creativity:
A longitudinal study of Cornell University undergraduates. The Journal of Creative
Behavior, 13 (3): 169-181.