Significance: Social and demographic changes have led to an increased prevalence of
loneliness and social isolation in modern society. Recent Advances: Population-based …

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 …

Heart rate variability, the change in the time intervals between adjacent heartbeats, is an
emergent property of interdependent regulatory systems that operates on different time …

This review examines mechanisms contributing to the intergenerational transmission of self-
regulation. To provide an integrated account of how self-regulation is transmitted across …

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 …

This meta-analysis reviewed 126 published empirical articles over the past 50 years
describing associations between marital relationship quality and physical health in more …

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 …

In light of a growing interest in contemplative practices such as meditation, the emerging
field of contemplative science has been challenged to describe and objectively measure …

Coregulation refers to the process by which relationship partners form a dyadic emotional
system involving an oscillating pattern of affective arousal and dampening that dynamically …

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 …