Slow breathing impacts inter-organ dynamics modulating brain function and risk behavior
Wenhao Huang, Mine Schmidt, Ignacio Rebollo, Felix Molter, Min Pu, Beatrix Keweloh, Lok Yan Lam, Peter N. C. Mohr, Gabriele Bellucci, Stefan Röttger, Soyoung Q. Park
This study shows that slow breathing increases risky decisions by enhancing reward sensitivity and cardiac parasympathetic activity through neuro-cardiac pathways.
Neuron · May 28, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience