Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control

Language learning in a stressful world: individual differences in cardiac responses to stress and recovery predict statistical learning

Coordination-dynamics invariants from simultaneous vagus nerve electroneurogram and ECG: a Python pipeline applied to neonatal piglet endotoxaemia

The paper introduces a Python pipeline to extract coordination-dynamics invariants from simultaneous VENG and ECG data in neonatal piglets, revealing state-switching patterns and coupling between phase coherence and HRV scaling exponents during endotoxaemia.

Spectral features of heart rate variability in Williams syndrome during sleep

This study analyzes HRV spectral features in Williams syndrome during sleep, finding altered fractal properties and associations with sleep structure indicators.

Slow breathing impacts inter-organ dynamics modulating brain function and risk behavior

This study shows that slow breathing increases risky decisions by enhancing reward sensitivity and cardiac parasympathetic activity through neuro-cardiac pathways.

When the heart and the brain meet: Brain-heart interactions in feature integration

The paper reanalyzes a dataset to investigate heart-brain interactions during a visual feature integration task, finding that heart evoked oscillations correlate with successful perceptual integration.

Resting-state heartbeat-evoked potentials are associated with Kalman-derived cardiac prediction errors

This study uses a Kalman filter to estimate cardiac prediction errors from resting-state EEG and ECG data and finds they are associated with heartbeat-evoked potential (HEP) amplitude.

Interpersonal physiological synchrony: estimation and clinical application to cardiac dynamics of parent-infant dyads

This paper introduces opMCI to measure physiological synchrony in parent-infant dyads and shows it increases after a shared reading intervention in preterm infants.

The social, decoupled self: interpersonal synchronization of breathing alters intrapersonal cardiorespiratory coupling

This study shows that interpersonal breathing synchronization during social interaction leads to reduced intrapersonal cardiorespiratory coupling, suggesting a trade-off between self-other and self coupling.

Oscillatory markers of interoceptive attention: beta suppression as a neural signature of heartbeat processing

This study identifies beta-band power suppression as a neural signature of interoceptive attention, showing it correlates with interoceptive accuracy during heartbeat processing.

Infra-slow brain-heart-gut electrophysiological interactions reveal a coordinated multisystem physiological network in humans

This study investigates brain-heart-gut electrophysiological interactions in humans, revealing a coordinated multi-directional network at infra-slow timescales.

Heart rate persistence index (HRPI): a threshold-free wearable metric for sustained HR elevation

The paper introduces HRPI, a threshold-free metric for sustained heart rate elevation, and shows it captures more structure than mean HR and declines with age.

Heart rate variability as a candidate correlate of susceptibility to ASMR and music-induced frisson: an exploratory pilot study

This study explores if baseline heart rate variability (HRV) predicts susceptibility to ASMR and music-induced frisson in a small sample.

Heartbeat-evoked responses in M/EEG: A systematic review of methods with suggestions for analysis and reporting

This paper reviews 132 HER studies using M/EEG, identifies methodological inconsistencies, and provides a checklist and dataset to improve standardization and reproducibility.

Integrated heart rate variability and physiological profiling reveals autonomic phenotypes in older adults from a high-southern-latitude population

The paper identifies autonomic phenotypes in older adults from a high-southern-latitude population using integrated HRV and physiological data, revealing a multidimensional structure of autonomic heterogeneity.

Cardiac signals shape insular cortex activity and emotion coding

This study shows that cardiac signals influence activity in the posterior insular cortex and emotional processing, with neurons tuned to heartbeats during specific phases of the cardiac cycle.

Characterizing The Multimodal Sympathetic Nervous System Startle Response

This study identifies a reproducible, temporally structured multimodal sympathetic nervous system startle response in humans, with potential diagnostic utility.

The React & Rebound Model: Capturing Emotion Regulation Dynamics from Passive Wearable Data

The paper develops the React & Rebound model to extract emotion regulation parameters from wearable HRV data and validates them against anxiety symptoms.

Disentangling Respiratory Phase-Dependent and Anticipatory Cardiac Deceleration in a Visual Perception Task

The paper introduces a method to separate respiratory and non-respiratory cardiac decelerations during a visual perception task and finds they have opposing effects on perceptual performance.

Neural Control of Autonomic Arousal During Threat Anticipation Revealed by High-Resolution Cardiac Contractility

This study uses TREV to measure cardiac contractility during threat anticipation and finds it correlates with neural activity and emotional responses better than skin conductance responses.

Cardiac PIEZO 1 Channels Modulate Anxiety

This study investigates how PIEZO 1 channels in cardiac sensory neurons modulate anxiety by affecting interoception and predictive coding.

Cardio-respiratory coordination during memory encoding predicts performance

This study shows that cardiorespiratory coupling during memory encoding predicts trial-level accuracy but not retention, highlighting its role in cognitive performance.

Control of Blood Pressure Variability Across Behavioral States by Brainstem Adrenergic Neurons

This study identifies RVLMC1 neurons' role in stabilizing blood pressure during behavioral state transitions in rats, showing they buffer BP fluctuations without affecting mean BP.

Body and brain signalling during naturalistic learning situations

The paper examines physiological and neural activity during naturalistic learning situations using EEG and ECG, showing systematic variations in heart rate, heart rate variability, and brain activity across learning phases.

Cardio-respiratory interactions in interoceptive perception: The role of heartbeat-modulated cortical oscillations

The paper examines cardio-respiratory interactions in interoceptive perception by analyzing heartbeat-modulated cortical oscillations during cardiac and exteroceptive tasks.

M-ECG: Extracting Heart Signals with a Novel Computational Analysis of Magnetoencephalography Data

This study develops a method to extract cardiac signals from MEG data, showing strong alignment with ECG HRV, suggesting potential for improving neuroimaging and cardiovascular research.

Distinct Neural Systems Supporting Afferent and Efferent Autonomic Activity

The paper investigates brain regions involved in autonomic activity during emotion regulation and rest, finding distinct afferent and efferent systems and age-related differences in their coordination.

When the inner clock fades: Interoceptive decline and consolidation of phase resetting in cortical rhythms by cardiac events underlie healthy lifespan ageing

The paper examines age-related changes in how cardiac signals influence neural oscillations and time perception in the brain.

Methodological approaches to derive the heartbeat-evoked potential: pastpractices and future recommendations

This paper reviews HEP processing methods in EEG and MEG studies, identifies inconsistencies, and recommends standardized approaches for reliable HEP extraction.

Exploring Dance Movement Therapy as a Novel Approach to Improving Heart Rate Variability in Healthy Older Adults

This study shows that Dance Movement Therapy improves vagally-mediated heart rate variability in older adults, suggesting benefits for physical and mental health through enhanced social interaction and well-being.

Vagal volume receptors in the heart compensate for blood loss and posture change

This study identifies vagal cardiac mechanoreceptors as critical for compensating blood loss and posture changes by regulating blood pressure.