Age-related differences in prefrontal control of heart rate in humans: A pharmacological blockade study

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 81-88

  Thayer, Julian F ^a,b   Sollers III, John J ^a   Labiner, David M ^c   Weinand, Martin ^c   Herring, Anne M ^c   Lane, Richard D ^c   Ahern, Geoffrey L ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Heart rate; Heart rate variability; Inhibition; Prefrontal cortex; WADA

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; AMOBARBITAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTICONVULSANTS; BRAIN DISEASES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61849124827     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2008.04.007     Document Type: Article

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