In the last two decades, a growing body of theory and research has targeted the role of
cardiac vagal control (CVC) in emotional responding. This research has either focused on …

Necrotizing enterocolitis is the leading cause of death due to gastrointestinal disease in
preterm neonates, affecting 5–12% of neonates born at a very-low birth weight. Necrotizing …

Some individuals, despite facing recurrent, severe adversities in life such as low
socioeconomic status (SES), are nonetheless able to maintain good physical health. This …

Heart rate variability (HRV) has been used as a proxy for health and fitness and indicator of
autonomic regulation and therefore, appears well placed to assess the changes occurring …

A large body of research has been dedicated to the effects of gastrointestinal peptides on
vagal afferent fibres, yet multiple lines of evidence indicate that gastrointestinal peptides …

Psychological resilience can be defined as individual's ability to withstand and adapt to
adverse and traumatic events. Resilience is traditionally assessed by subjective reports, a …

Extensive practice involving sustained attention can lead to changes in brain structure. Here,
we report evidence of structural differences in the lower brainstem of participants engaged in …

Stressful life events are an important cause of psychopathology. Humans exposed to
aversive or stressful experiences show considerable inter-individual heterogeneity in their …

Shared positive emotions involving caring and synchrony–termed 'positivity resonance'–are
associated with mental health. We hypothesized that, during the COVID-19 pandemic …

Vagal tone (measured via respiratory sinus arrhythmia, RSA) and vagal withdrawal
(measured by decreases in RSA) have been identified as physiological measures of self …