Contemporary findings reveal that autonomic control of dually innervated visceral organs
does not lie along a single continuum extending from parasympathetic to sympathetic …

Individual differences in physiological responses to environmental events have been a
longstanding concern in psychosomatic medicine (1) based, in part, on the assumption that …

Considered the most comprehensive handbook in the field, this rich resource reviews the
biological, psychological, and social factors that affect health, health behavior, and illness …

Photoplethysmographic signals obtained from a webcam are analyzed through a continuous
wavelet transform to assess the instantaneous heart rate. The measurements are performed …

Obese persons suffer from an increased mortality risk supposedly due to cardiovascular
disorders related to either continuously lowered parasympathetic or altered sympathetic …

A series of meta‐analyses was undertaken to determine the contributions of sympathetic
and parasympathetic activation to cardiovascular stress reactivity. A literature search yielded …

Childhood adversity (CA) is strongly associated with youth psychopathology. Identifying
factors that reduce vulnerability following CA is critical for develo** preventive …

The customary introduction to stress suggests that it is still a matter of scientific debate,
despite the fact that it is a common and influential state. It shares aspects of mind and body …

Content to conceive of inequity distress as a hypothetical construct instead of an intervening
variable, a half century of research inspired by equity theory has paid little attention to …

Vagal tone is a measure of cardiovascular function that facilitates adaptive responses to
environmental challenge. Low vagal tone is associated with poor emotional and attentional …