The use of heart rate variability (HRV) in research has been greatly popularized over the
past decades due to the ease and affordability of HRV collection, coupled with its clinical …

Evidence suggests affective disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder are
characterised by dysregulated autonomic nervous system (ANS) activity. These findings …

BackgroundMajor depression (MD) is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Reduced
heart rate variability (HRV) has been observed in MD. Given the predictive value of HRV for …

Contemplative practices, such as meditation and yoga, are increasingly popular among the
general public and as topics of research. Beneficial effects associated with these practices …

Theoretical perspectives posit that heart-rate variability (HRV) reflects self-regulatory
capacity and therefore can be employed as a bio-marker of top-down self-regulation (the …

Highlights•RSA is a valid and reliable biomarker of emotion regulation capacity in
humans.•Low tonic RSA and excessive RSA reactivity to emotion evocation mark PFC …

In contrast to traditional perspectives of resilience as a stable, trait-like characteristic,
resilience is now recognized as a multidimentional, dynamic capacity influenced by life-long …

Background: Depression is a severe disease with great burdens for the affected individuals
and public health care systems. Autonomic nervous system (ANS) dysfunction indexed by …

Heart rate variability (HRV) analysis is a noninvasive tool widely used to assess autonomic
nervous system state. The market for wearable devices that measure the heart rate has …

Introduction: Heart Rate Variability (HRV) and Pulse Rate Variability (PRV), are non-invasive
techniques for monitoring changes in the cardiac cycle. Both techniques have been used for …