Highlights•RSA is a valid and reliable biomarker of emotion regulation capacity in
humans.•Low tonic RSA and excessive RSA reactivity to emotion evocation mark PFC …

Background Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common
neurodevelopmental disorder in childhood. The psychostimulant methylphenidate is the …

Background: Despite strong reservations regarding the validity of a number of heart rate
variability (HRV) measures, these are still being used in recent studies. Aims: We aimed to …

The latest research cumulates staggering information about the correlation between the
microbiota-gut-brain axis and neurodevelopmental disorders. This review aims to shed light …

The autonomic nervous system (ANS) plays an important role in attention and self-regulation
by modulating physiological arousal to meet environmental demands. Core symptoms of …

Not long ago, conventional wisdom held that ADHD was a disorder of childhood only—that
somewhere during puberty or adolescence, the child would outgrow it. Now we know better …

Objective: To investigate cognitive flexibility and task-related heart rate variability following
moderately intense aerobic exercise and after watching a video in both children with ADHD …

Regulation of the Hypothalamus–Pituitary–Adrenal axis (HPA-axis) and its end product
cortisol differs among persons with certain psychiatric disorders when compared with …

We carried out a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate the effects of stimulant
and non-stimulant medications on autonomic functioning in people with ADHD …

Heart rate variability (HRV) is a widely used measure that reflects autonomic
(parasympathetic) control of the heart. HRV has been linked with attentional performance …