The use of heart rate variability (HRV) in research has been greatly popularized over the
past decades due to the ease and affordability of HRV collection, coupled with its clinical …

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

In the last two decades, a growing body of theory and research has targeted the role of
cardiac vagal control (CVC) in emotional responding. This research has either focused on …

The prefrontal cortex (PFC) is involved in working memory and self-regulatory and goal-
directed behaviors and displays remarkable structural and functional plasticity over the life …

The intimate connection between the brain and the heart was enunciated by Claude
Bernard over 150 years ago. In our neurovisceral integration model we have tried to build on …

Background A growing body of research has confirmed that workplace bullying is a source
of distress and poor mental health. Here we summarize the cross-sectional and longitudinal …

There is now strong evidence from animal studies that gut microorganism can activate the
vagus nerve and that such activation plays a critical role in mediating effects on the brain …

Psychosomatic research has advanced over the past decades in dealing with complex
biopsychosocial phenomena and may provide new effective modalities of patient care …

Here we review our recent body of work on the impact of mood and comorbid anxiety
disorders, alcohol dependence, and their treatments on heart rate variability (HRV), a …

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 …