A study of memory with reference of dosha prakruti.

 Title:-A study of memory with reference of dosha prakruti.

          Dr. V. R. Veer submitted her dissertation to Pune University in 2002 for the P.G. degree M.D. (Sharir Kriya). Her guide was Dr. Nandini Dhargalkar & Research center was Tilak Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Pune

(M.S), India.

         

          Dr. Veer has tried to correlate the memory and constitution. She has made 3 groups of volunteers having age group 20 -25 years. Each group was of 30 volunteers.

          Group A, B & C belonged to vata, pitta and kapha predominant constitution.

          Three groups were tested with Wechsler Memory Scale and their scores were recorded.

          Research concludes as follows –

i)                   67% of persons were from average memory group.

ii)                People of all constitutions have an average memory.

iii)              But still in that average group also kapha constitution people ranks first and vata, pitta constitution have less M.Q.

iv)              As far as relation between M.Q. and dosh prakruti is concerned, only predominant dosha can not play important role but secondary or anubandha dosha is also very important.

v)                Ayurvedic memory concept is described in broad view which includes description of short term as well as long term memory.

vi)              Wechsler Memory Scale is particularly useful for short Term Memory