The inflammatory reflex is known as the body's primary defense against infection and has
been implicated in a number of diseases. The magnitude of the inflammatory response is …

Evidence from numerous animal models shows that vagal activity regulates inflammatory
responses by decreasing cytokine release. Heart rate variability (HRV) is a reliable index of …

INTRODUCTION: Recent evidence implicates a cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway.
Because vagus nerve activity mediates some heart rate variability (HRV), this qualitative …

Objective Physical or mental imbalance caused by harmful stimuli can induce stress to
maintain homeostasis. During chronic stress, the sympathetic nervous system is …

Evidence suggests affective disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder are
characterised by dysregulated autonomic nervous system (ANS) activity. These findings …

Measures of heart rate variability (HRV) as a predictor of risk of disease and mortality have
been investigated from various perspectives for more than six decades. The aim of the …

Many experimental and clinical studies have confirmed a continuous cross-talk between
both sympathetic and parasympathetic branches of autonomic nervous system and …

Background Heart rate variability (HRV) in patients with emotional disorders and healthy
controls (HCs) has been investigated in many studies but the difference between these …

The utility of heart rate variability (HRV) for characterizing psychological stress is primarily
impacted by methodological considerations such as study populations, experienced versus …

Objective The functions of both the central and peripheral autonomic nervous system,
indexed by heart rate variability (HRV), are affected by psychology and physiology. This …