Claude Bernard and the heart–brain connection: Further elaboration of a model of neurovisceral integration

JF Thayer, RD Lane - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2009 - Elsevier
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 …

The perseverative cognition hypothesis: A review of worry, prolonged stress-related physiological activation, and health

JF Brosschot, W Gerin, JF Thayer - Journal of psychosomatic research, 2006 - Elsevier
Perseverative cognition, as manifested in worry and rumination, is a common response to
stress, but biopsychological models of stress and health have largely ignored it. These …

Vagal tone, development, and Gray's motivational theory: Toward an integrated model of autonomic nervous system functioning in psychopathology

T Beauchaine - Development and psychopathology, 2001 - cambridge.org
In the last decade, cardiac vagal tone has emerged as a psychophysiological marker of
many aspects of behavioral functioning in both children and adults. Research efforts during …

Salivary alpha-amylase as a non-invasive biomarker for the sympathetic nervous system: current state of research

UM Nater, N Rohleder - Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2009 - Elsevier
Development of new biomarkers is a constantly evolving field of research endeavor in
psychoneuroendocrinology. Salivary biomarkers have received special attention since they …

Autonomic characteristics of generalized anxiety disorder and worry

JF Thayer, BH Friedman, TD Borkovec - Biological psychiatry, 1996 - Elsevier
Autonomic characteristics of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and worry were examined
using measures of heart period variability. The cardiorespiratory responses of 34 GAD …

An autonomic flexibility–neurovisceral integration model of anxiety and cardiac vagal tone

BH Friedman - Biological psychology, 2007 - Elsevier
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 …

Autonomic balance revisited: panic anxiety and heart rate variability

BH Friedman, JF Thayer - Journal of psychosomatic research, 1998 - Elsevier
The analysis of heart rate variability (HRV) is becoming widely used in clinical research to
provide a window into autonomic control of HR. This technique has been valuable in …

Depression and resting state heart rate variability in children and adolescents—A systematic review and meta-analysis

J Koenig, AH Kemp, TP Beauchaine, JF Thayer… - Clinical psychology …, 2016 - Elsevier
Among adults, depression is associated with reduced vagal activity, as indexed by high
frequency heart rate variability [HF-HRV]), which correlates inversely with depression …

Anxiety and autonomic flexibility: a cardiovascular approach

BH Friedman, JF Thayer - Biological psychology, 1998 - Elsevier
Autonomic characteristics of panickers, blood phobics, and nonanxious controls were
compared with a variety of cardiovascular measures, including spectral analysis of the …

[BOOK][B] Psychophysiology: The mind-body perspective

K Hugdahl - 1995 - books.google.com
In our high-speed culture, terms like" stressed-out,"" Type-A personality,"" biofeedback," and"
relaxation response" have become commonplaces. More than ever before, we are aware of …