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A meta-analysis of heart rate variability and neuroimaging studies: Implications for heart rate variability as a marker of stress and health
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews · 2011 · Vol. 36(2) · pp. 747–756
Julian F. Thayer✉(University of Mannheim)Fredrik Åhs(Uppsala University)Mats Fredrikson(Uppsala University)John J. Sollers(University of Auckland)Tor D. Wager(University of Colorado Boulder)
Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic ControlFunctional Brain Connectivity StudiesStress Responses and CortisolHeart rate variabilityNeuroimagingVentromedial prefrontal cortexDefault mode networkPsychologyHeart rateNeuroscienceMeta-analysisPrefrontal cortexCognitive psychology
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BrainHeart RateHumansStress, PsychologicalNeuroimaging
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