Heart rate variability biofeedback improves cardiorespiratory resting function during sleep

Applied Psychophysiology Biofeedback

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 265-271

  Sakakibara, Masahito ^a   Hayano, Junichiro ^b   Oikawa, Leo O ^c   Katsamanis, Maria ^d   Lehrer, Paul ^d  

^a AICHI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c ASAHIKAWA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofeedback; Heart rate variability; Pulse rate variability; Respiratory sinus arrhythmia; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REST; SLEEP;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOFEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; RESPIRATION; REST; SLEEP;

EID: 84888198955     PISSN: 10900586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10484-013-9232-7     Document Type: Article

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