Low resting respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) is observed in many mental health
conditions, including anxiety disorders, mood disorders, schizophrenia spectrum disorders …

Background Awareness of the cumulative stress placed on first responders and tactical
operators is required to manage acute fatigue, which can impair occupational performance …

The current study investigated the influence of acute psychological stress on selective
attention processes. After an acute stressor or a control condition, 20 participants performed …

An increase in temperature and change of correlated color temperature (CCT) would affect
cognitive performance and human physiology. Moreover, the effect of CCT on thermal …

Background Loneliness, the subjective experience of social isolation, represents one of the
largest risk factors for physical illness and early death in humans. However, the mechanisms …

Many people experience mild stress in modern society which raises the need for an
improved understanding of psychophysiological responses to stressors. Heart rate variability …

Objective: Indoor microclimate may affect students' wellbeing, cardiac autonomic control and
cognitive performance with potential impact on learning capabilities. To assess the effects of …

Multiple theoretical frameworks posit that interactions between the autonomic nervous
system and higher‐order neural networks are crucial for cognitive and emotion regulation …

There is a paucity of developmental data examining the stability of autonomic function
during childhood, and even less is known regarding the extent of coordination between …

The elderly have an elevated risk of clinical depression because of isolation from family and
friends and a reticence to report their emotional states. The present study explored whether …