Relaxation Response

Relaxation response may refer to:

  • The Relaxation Response, a term coined by Herbert Benson and a book of the same name in which he describes his research into the effects of meditation
  • Dielectric relaxation, the relaxation response of a dielectric medium to an external electric field of microwave frequencies

Famous quotes containing the words relaxation and/or response:

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