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 …

Background Temperament has been shown to be associated with behavior for millennia but
has not been explicitly used in a theory of crime. Methods This state-of-the-art review …

In light of a growing interest in contemplative practices such as meditation, the emerging
field of contemplative science has been challenged to describe and objectively measure …

Pre-adolescence is a key developmental period in which complex intrinsic volitional
methods of self-regulation are acquired as a result of rapid maturation within the brain …

Mindfulness training is increasingly being introduced in schools, yet studies examining its
impact on the developing brain have been scarce. A neurodevelopmental perspective on …

The current study examined associations between adolescent respiratory sinus arrhythmia
(RSA) during an angry event discussion task and adolescents' emotion regulation and …

Children with externalizing symptoms typically show dysregulated arousal when facing
emotional challenges and are at risk for antisocial outcomes later in life. The model of …

Background/objective Inhibitory control, the ability to suppress prepotent responses and
resist irrelevant stimuli, is thought to play a critical role in the manifestation and maintenance …

We investigated whether synchrony at a physiological level (ie, real-time correspondence of
biological indices between two individuals) related to observed levels of dyadic attunement …

Background and method Recent and emerging research demonstrates the importance of
genetic factors, temperament, and psychopathic personality for understanding criminality …