The ever-increasing number of computing devices around us results in more and more
systems competing for our attention, making cognitive workload a crucial factor for the user …

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

Progress in clinical and affective neuroscience is redefining psychiatric illness as
symptomatic expression of cellular/molecular dysfunctions in specific brain circuits. Post …

Objective: This work aims to validate a set of data processing methods for variability metrics,
which hold promise as potential indicators for autonomic function, prediction of adverse …

Cardiovascular variabilities were recognized over 250 years ago, but only in the past 20
years has their apparent utility come to be appreciated. Technological advancement has …

Social change due to COVID-19 has had negative impacts on the mental health of people
who live indoors. One of the possible solutions to these problems is to introduce biophilic …

The ability to alter one's emotional responses is central to overall well-being and to
effectively meeting the demands of life. One of the chief symptoms of events such as trauma …

This practical book has given tens of thousands of clinicians and students a comprehensive
introduction to mindfulness and its clinical applications. The book describes the …

Electrocardiographic RR intervals fluctuate cyclically, modulated by ventilation, baroreflexes,
and other genetic and environmental factors that are mediated through the autonomic …

A dynamical model based on three coupled ordinary differential equations is introduced
which is capable of generating realistic synthetic electrocardiogram (ECG) signals. The …