Utilizing heartbeat evoked potentials to identify cardiac regulation of vagal afferents during emotion and resonant breathing

Applied Psychophysiology Biofeedback

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 241-255

  MacKinnon, Starr ^a   Gevirtz, Richard ^a   McCraty, Rollin ^b   Brown, Milton ^a  

^a CSPP   (United States)

^b HeartMath Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Central autonomic network; Emotion; Heart rate variability; Heartbeat evoked potentials; Resonant breathing; Vagal afferents

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BREATHING; EMOTION; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEART; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; VAGUS NERVE;

ADULT; BRAIN; EMOTIONS; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HEART; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; RESPIRATION; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 84888199000     PISSN: 10900586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10484-013-9226-5     Document Type: Article

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