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Heart rate variability biofeedback: how and why does it work?
In recent years there has been substantial support for heart rate variability biofeedback (HRVB) as a treatment for a variety of disorders and for performance enhancement (Gevirtz, 2013). Since conditions as widely varied as asthma and depression seem to respond to this form of cardiorespiratory fee...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4104929/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25101026 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00756 |
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author | Lehrer, Paul M. Gevirtz, Richard |
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description | In recent years there has been substantial support for heart rate variability biofeedback (HRVB) as a treatment for a variety of disorders and for performance enhancement (Gevirtz, 2013). Since conditions as widely varied as asthma and depression seem to respond to this form of cardiorespiratory feedback training, the issue of possible mechanisms becomes more salient. The most supported possible mechanism is the strengthening of homeostasis in the baroreceptor (Vaschillo et al., 2002; Lehrer et al., 2003). Recently, the effect on the vagal afferent pathway to the frontal cortical areas has been proposed. In this article, we review these and other possible mechanisms that might explain the positive effects of HRVB. |
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spelling | pubmed-41049292014-08-06 Heart rate variability biofeedback: how and why does it work? Lehrer, Paul M. Gevirtz, Richard Front Psychol Psychology In recent years there has been substantial support for heart rate variability biofeedback (HRVB) as a treatment for a variety of disorders and for performance enhancement (Gevirtz, 2013). Since conditions as widely varied as asthma and depression seem to respond to this form of cardiorespiratory feedback training, the issue of possible mechanisms becomes more salient. The most supported possible mechanism is the strengthening of homeostasis in the baroreceptor (Vaschillo et al., 2002; Lehrer et al., 2003). Recently, the effect on the vagal afferent pathway to the frontal cortical areas has been proposed. In this article, we review these and other possible mechanisms that might explain the positive effects of HRVB. Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-07-21 /pmc/articles/PMC4104929/ /pubmed/25101026 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00756 Text en Copyright © 2014 Lehrer and Gevirtz. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Psychology Lehrer, Paul M. Gevirtz, Richard Heart rate variability biofeedback: how and why does it work? |
title | Heart rate variability biofeedback: how and why does it work? |
title_full | Heart rate variability biofeedback: how and why does it work? |
title_fullStr | Heart rate variability biofeedback: how and why does it work? |
title_full_unstemmed | Heart rate variability biofeedback: how and why does it work? |
title_short | Heart rate variability biofeedback: how and why does it work? |
title_sort | heart rate variability biofeedback: how and why does it work? |
topic | Psychology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4104929/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25101026 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00756 |
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