The association of cardiac vagal control and executive functioning - Findings from the MIDUS study

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 628-635

  Kimhy, D ^a,b   Crowley, O V ^a,b   McKinley, P S ^a,b   Burg, M M ^c,d   Lachman, M E ^e   Tun, P A ^e   Ryff, C D ^f   Seeman, T E ^g   Sloan, R P ^a,b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c School of Medicine ^*  (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic regulation; Cardiac vagal control; Cognitive functioning; Executive functioning; Heart rate variability; Memory; Parasympathetic; Respiratory sinus arrhythmia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; BODY MASS; BREATHING RATE; CARDIAC VAGAL CONTROL; DEMOGRAPHY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REST; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; VAGUS TONE;

EID: 84875271022     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: 18791379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2013.01.018     Document Type: Article

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