Causal interactions between the cerebral cortex and the autonomic nervous system

Science China Life Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 532-538

  Yu, XiaoLin ^a   Zhang, Chong ^a   Zhang, JianBao ^b  

^a Chinese People's Armed Police Force Academy   (China)

^b XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

autonomic nervous system; cerebral cortex; heart rate variability; information flow; mental task

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BRAIN CORTEX; COGNITION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDITATION; MENTAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDITATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VOLITION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84900866184     PISSN: 16747305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11427-014-4627-0     Document Type: Article

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