Volumetric and Morphometric Analysis of Pineal and Pituitary Glands of an Indian Inedial Subject

• Published in: Annals of Neurosciences Vol. 25; no. 4; pp. 279 - 288
• Main Authors: Raghuprasad, M.S., Manivannan, M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland S. Karger AG 01.12.2018
• Subjects: Original Paper; Ayurveda; Neurohormonal morphology; Survive on sunlight; Level set active contours; Siddha

Background: Inedia (Latin for “fasting”) is the ability of a person to live without consuming food and water and to sustain solely by prana, the vital life force in Hinduism. According to Ayurveda, sunlight is one of the main sources of prana, and some practitioners believe that it is possible for a...