Vagus nerve as modulator of the brain–gut axis in psychiatric and inflammatory disorders

S Breit, A Kupferberg, G Rogler, G Hasler - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The vagus nerve represents the main component of the parasympathetic nervous system,
which oversees a vast array of crucial bodily functions, including control of mood, immune …

Autonomic dysfunction in posttraumatic stress disorder indexed by heart rate variability: a meta-analysis

M Schneider, A Schwerdtfeger - Psychological medicine, 2020 - cambridge.org
BackgroundChanges in autonomic nervous system (ANS) function have been observed in a
variety of psychological disorders, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Analysis …

Anxiety disorders are associated with reduced heart rate variability: a meta-analysis

JA Chalmers, DS Quintana, MJA Abbott… - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Background: Anxiety disorders increase risk of future cardiovascular disease (CVD) and
mortality, even after controlling for confounds including smoking, lifestyle, and …

Context processing and the neurobiology of post-traumatic stress disorder

I Liberzon, JL Abelson - Neuron, 2016 - cell.com
Progress in clinical and affective neuroscience is redefining psychiatric illness as
symptomatic expression of cellular/molecular dysfunctions in specific brain circuits. Post …

Autonomic nervous system dysfunction in psychiatric disorders and the impact of psychotropic medications: a systematic review and meta-analysis

GA Alvares, DS Quintana, IB Hickie… - Journal of psychiatry and …, 2016 - jpn.ca
Background: Autonomic nervous system (ANS) dysfunction is a putative underlying
mechanism for increased cardiovascular disease risk in individuals with psychiatric …

Heart rate variability as a biobehavioral marker of diverse psychopathologies: A review and argument for an “ideal range”

S Heiss, B Vaschillo, EG Vaschillo, CA Timko… - Neuroscience & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Heart rate variability (HRV), a measure of the variability in intervals between subsequent
heart beats, is now widely considered an index of emotion regulatory capacity and the ability …

Cortisol, heart rate, and blood pressure as early markers of PTSD risk: A systematic review and meta-analysis

MC Morris, N Hellman, JL Abelson, U Rao - Clinical psychology review, 2016 - Elsevier
Individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) typically exhibit altered hypothalamic–
pituitary-adrenal (HPA) function and sympathetic nervous system (SNS) activity. The goals of …

Association of predeployment heart rate variability with risk of postdeployment posttraumatic stress disorder in active-duty marines

A Minassian, AX Maihofer, DG Baker… - JAMA …, 2015 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Disrupted autonomic nervous system functioning as measured by heart rate
variability (HRV) has been associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It is not …

Autonomic and brain morphological predictors of stress resilience

L Carnevali, J Koenig, A Sgoifo… - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Stressful life events are an important cause of psychopathology. Humans exposed to
aversive or stressful experiences show considerable inter-individual heterogeneity in their …

Gut vagal afferents differentially modulate innate anxiety and learned fear

M Klarer, M Arnold, L Günther, C Winter… - Journal of …, 2014 - Soc Neuroscience
Vagal afferents are an important neuronal component of the gut–brain axis allowing bottom-
up information flow from the viscera to the CNS. In addition to its role in ingestive behavior …