Heart rate variability is associated with amygdala functional connectivity with MPFC across younger and older adults

M Sakaki, HJ Yoo, L Nga, TH Lee, JF Thayer, M Mather - Neuroimage, 2016 - Elsevier
The ability to regulate emotion is crucial to promote well-being. Evidence suggests that the
medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) and adjacent anterior cingulate (ACC) modulate amygdala …

Increasing coordination and responsivity of emotion-related brain regions with a heart rate variability biofeedback randomized trial

K Nashiro, J Min, HJ Yoo, C Cho, SL Bachman… - Cognitive, Affective, & …, 2023 - Springer
Heart rate variability is a robust biomarker of emotional well-being, consistent with the
shared brain networks regulating emotion regulation and heart rate. While high heart rate …

The age-dependent relationship between resting heart rate variability and functional brain connectivity

D Kumral, HL Schaare, F Beyer, J Reinelt, M Uhlig… - Neuroimage, 2019 - Elsevier
Resting heart rate variability (HRV), an index of parasympathetic cardioregulation and an
individual trait marker related to mental and physical health, decreases with age. Previous …

vlPFC–vmPFC–amygdala interactions underlie age-related differences in cognitive regulation of emotion

JA Silvers, C Insel, A Powers, P Franz, C Helion… - Cerebral …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Emotion regulation is a critical life skill that develops throughout childhood and
adolescence. Despite this development in emotional processes, little is known about how …

Desynchronization of autonomic response and central autonomic network connectivity in posttraumatic stress disorder

J Thome, M Densmore, PA Frewen… - Human Brain …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Although dysfunctional emotion regulatory capacities are increasingly
recognized as contributing to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), little work has sought to …

Resting state connectivity of the medial prefrontal cortex covaries with individual differences in high‐frequency heart rate variability

JR Jennings, LK Sheu, DCH Kuan… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Resting high‐frequency heart rate variability (HF‐HRV) relates to cardiac vagal control and
predicts individual differences in health and longevity, but its functional neural correlates are …

Resting heart rate variability predicts self-reported difficulties in emotion regulation: a focus on different facets of emotion regulation

DWP Williams, C Cash, C Rankin, A Bernardi… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
The Model of Neurovisceral Integration suggests that vagally mediated heart rate variability
(vmHRV) represents a psychophysiological index of inhibitory control and thus, is …

How heart rate variability affects emotion regulation brain networks

M Mather, JF Thayer - Current opinion in behavioral sciences, 2018 - Elsevier
Highlights•Breathing at a 10-s (. 1 Hz) rate typically increases amplitude of heart rate
oscillations.•Daily practice increasing heart rate oscillations improves emotional well …

Linking amygdala persistence to real-world emotional experience and psychological well-being

NA Puccetti, SM Schaefer… - Journal of …, 2021 - Soc Neuroscience
Neural dynamics in response to affective stimuli are linked to momentary emotional
experiences. The amygdala, in particular, is involved in subjective emotional experience …

Heart rate variability (HRV) changes and cortical volume changes in a randomized trial of five weeks of daily HRV biofeedback in younger and older adults

HJ Yoo, K Nashiro, J Min, C Cho, SL Bachman… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Previous studies indicate that the structure and function of medial prefrontal cortex (PFC)
and lateral orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) are associated with heart rate variability (HRV) …