For 6 male and 6 female college students (22.5 yr.) EMGs were recorded from the frontalis for 5 days during 4 10-min. periods of EMG-feedback on Days 1 to 4 while repeating a mantra or relaxing. Significantly lower frontalis EMG on Day 5 occurred while subjects repeated the mantra although the actual difference was too small to be of clinical value.
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