The present meta-analysis aimed to quantify current evidence on sex differences in the
autonomic control of the heart, indexed by measures of heart rate variability (HRV) in healthy …

The neurovisceral integration (NVI) model was originally proposed to account for observed
relationships between peripheral physiology, cognitive performance, and emotional/physical …

Rumination about the past and worries about the future (perseverative cognition) are
extremely common, although pervasive and distressing, dysfunctional cognitive processes …

A theory is proposed to explain the benefits of yoga practices in diverse, frequently comorbid
medical conditions based on the concept that yoga practices reduce allostatic load in stress …

BACKGROUND: Depression is associated with an increase in the likelihood of cardiac
events; however, studies investigating the relationship between depression and heart rate …

The study of individual differences in emotional responding can provide considerable insight
into interpersonal dynamics and the etiology of psychopathology. Heart rate variability …

Among adults, depression is associated with reduced vagal activity, as indexed by high
frequency heart rate variability [HF-HRV]), which correlates inversely with depression …

The brain controls both the physiologic and the behavioral coping responses to daily events
as well as major stressors, and the nervous system is itself a target of the mediators of those …

The autonomic nervous system (ANS) plays a role in a wide range of somatic and mental
diseases. Whereas the role of the ANS in the regulation of the cardiovascular system seems …

Research on heart rate variability (HRV), cardiac vagal tone, and their relationship to anxiety
is reviewed in the context of the autonomic flexibility and neurovisceral integration models of …