The effect of short duration heart rate variability (HRV) biofeedback on cognitive performance during laboratory induced cognitive stress

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 792-801

  Prinsloo, Gabriell E ^a   Rauch, H G Laurie ^a   Lambert, Michael I ^a   Muench, Frederick ^b   Noakes, Timothy D ^a   Derman, Wayne E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Yale School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING RATE; COGNITION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOB STRESS; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPONSE TIME; SLEEP; STROOP TEST;

EID: 80053094800     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: 10990720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.1750     Document Type: Article

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