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Abstract
Distress causes psychophysiological alterations that affect autonomic function. The current study explores psychophysiological modulation in diabetic distress in response to Surah Al-Rehman recitation. A single-group experimental study with before and after intervention assessments was conducted during April 2018 to February 2019 in which participants (n = 10) listened to Surah Al-Rehman recitation. Blood pressure, blood glucose, cortisol, ECG and EEG were recorded before and after recitation. Significant reduction in systolic blood pressure, increase in low frequency and absolute alpha power at Fp2 were observed. Heartbeat evoked potentials (HEP) were also significantly modulated at Fp1, Fp2 and F4. These findings suggest that Surah Al-Rehman modulated baroreflex activity thereby reducing sympathetic activity and improved heart brain coherence as reflected by HEP.
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; Baloch, Deedag Murad 1 ; Ahmed, Sana 2 ; Yusuf, Imran M. 3 ; Hasan, Muhammad Abul 4 ; Qureshi, Muhammad Sameer 2 1 Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan (GRID:grid.415944.9) (ISNI:0000 0004 0606 9084)
2 Dow University of Health Sciences, Dow Institute of Medical Technology, Karachi, Pakistan (GRID:grid.412080.f) (ISNI:0000 0000 9363 9292)
3 Transformation International Society, Karachi, Pakistan (GRID:grid.412080.f)
4 NED University of Engineering and Technology, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Karachi, Pakistan (GRID:grid.440548.9) (ISNI:0000 0001 0745 4169); Neurocomputation Laboratory, National Center for Artificial Intelligence, Karachi, Pakistan (GRID:grid.440548.9)