Autonomic nervous system (ANS) activity is viewed as a major component of the emotion
response in many recent theories of emotion. Positions on the degree of specificity of ANS …

Many stressors cause an increase in ventilation in humans. This is predominantly reported
as an increase in minute ventilation (). But, the same can be achieved by a wide variety of …

This article pays tribute to the seminal paper by Peter J. Lang (1977; this journal),“Imagery in
Therapy: Information Processing Analysis of Fear.” We review research and clinical practice …

When people focus attention or carry out a demanding task, their breathing changes. But
which parameters of respiration vary exactly and can respiration reliably be used as an …

Slow breathing is widely applied to improve symptoms of hyperarousal, but it is unknown
whether its beneficial effects relate to the reduction in respiration rate per se, or, to a lower …

Responses to fear‐and sadness‐inducing films were assessed using a broad range of
cardiovascular (heart rate, T‐wave amplitude, low‐and high‐frequency heart rate variability …

Breathing techniques are commonly used to alleviate pain. Despite their frequent use,
surprisingly little is known about their efficacy as well as their underlying physiological …

Research suggests that respiratory patterns may reflect general dimensions of emotional
response. In this study, we investigated the relationships between judgments of affective …

Digitally presenting physiological signals as biofeedback to users raises awareness of both
body and mind. This paper describes the effectiveness of conveying a physiological signal …

Sadness is typically characterized by raised inner eyebrows, lowered corners of the mouth,
reduced walking speed, and slumped posture. Ancient subcortical circuitry provides a …