Impact of long-term meditation practice on cardiovascular reactivity during perception and reappraisal of affective images

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 363-371

  Pavlov, Sergei V ^a   Reva, Natalia V ^a   Loktev, Konstantin V ^a   Korenyok, Vladimir V ^a   Aftanas, Lyubomir I ^a  

^a SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY AND BASIC MEDICINE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular activity; Emotion regulation; Meditation; Reappraisal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECTIVE IMAGE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EMOTIONALITY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MEDITATION; NORMAL HUMAN; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UPREGULATION; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; YOGA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FACIAL EXPRESSION; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; TIME FACTORS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; YOGA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84923383502     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: 18727697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2015.01.002     Document Type: Article

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