Controlling the emotional heart: Heart rate biofeedback improves cardiac control during emotional reactions

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 225-231

  Peira, Nathalie ^a,b   Fredrikson, Mats ^a   Pourtois, Gilles ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Arousal control; Biofeedback; Cardiac control; Emotion regulation; Heart rate

Indexed keywords

AROUSAL CONTROL; BIOFEEDBACK; CARDIAC CONTROL; EMOTION REGULATION; HEART RATE;

ANXIETY; AROUSAL; BIOFEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84894501159     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: 18727697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2013.12.008     Document Type: Article

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