Components of heart rate variability have attracted considerable attention in psychology
and medicine and have become important dependent measures in psychophysiology and …

Contemporary findings reveal that the multiple modes of autonomic control do not lie along
a single continuum extending from parasympathetic to sympathetic dominance but rather …

Emotions penetrate the deepest recesses of human existence across the life span. They guide,
enrich, and ennoble life; they provide meaning to everyday existence. Emotions promote …

Respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) is being used increasingly in psychophysiological
studies as an index of vagal control of the heart and may be among the most selective …

Contemporary findings reveal that autonomic control of dually innervated visceral organs
does not lie along a single continuum extending from parasympathetic to sympathetic …

The affect system has been shaped by the hammer and chisel of adaptation and natural
selection such that form follows function. The characteristics of the system thus differ across the …

A rational strategy for the automated detection of artifacts in heart period data is outlined and
evaluated. The specific implementation of this approach for heart period data is based on …

Evaluative processes refer to the operations by which organisms discriminate threatening
from nurturant environments. Low activation of positive and negative evaluative processes by …

The cardiovascular system is essential for life and has been a central focus of psychophysiological
investigation for several reasons. First, at least some its parameters, like heart rate …

Contemporary findings reveal that autonomic control of dually innervated target organs
cannot adequately be viewed as a continuum extending from parasympathetic to sympathetic …