Cardiorespiratory and Cardiosomatic Psychophysiology

Front Matter....Pages i-viii
Introduction and Theoretical Overview....Pages 1-6
Front Matter....Pages 7-7
Integrative Control Mechanisms for Cardiorespiratory and Somatomotor Functions in the Reticular Formation of the Lower Brain Stem....Pages 9-39
A Physiological Review of Mechanisms Involved in the Cardiovascular Correlates of Muscular Activity....Pages 41-54
Relations between Changes in Cardiac Parasympathetic Activity and Heart Rate Variability....Pages 55-61
Front Matter....Pages 63-63
Investigating Heart Rate Variability: Problems and Pitfalls....Pages 65-82
Heart Rate Variability in Normal Adults....Pages 83-100
Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia: Physiological Basis, Quantitative Methods, and Clinical Implications....Pages 101-115
Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia and Parasympathetic Cardiac Control: Some Basic Issues Concerning Quantification, Applications and Implications....Pages 117-138
Cardiac-Respiratory Integration: Implications for the Analysis and Interpretation of Phasic Cardiac Responses....Pages 139-155
Front Matter....Pages 157-157
Behavioral Modulation of Cardiovascular and Somatomotor-Cardiovascular Interactions in the Non-Human Primate....Pages 159-171
Factors Influencing the Covariation of Heart Rate and Oxygen Consumption....Pages 173-190
The Integration and Differentiation of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Responses to Stress....Pages 191-206
The Hierarchical Order of Cardiovascular-Respiratory Coupling....Pages 207-217
Patterns of Cardiovascular-Somatic-Respiratory Interactions in the Continuous Perceptual-Motor Task Paradigm....Pages 219-230
Front Matter....Pages 231-231
Biofeedback-Assisted Heart Rate Deceleration: Specificity of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Effects in Normal and High Risk Subjects....Pages 233-249
The Use of Feedback to Reduce the Cardiovascular Response to Exercise....Pages 251-261
Spectral Analysis of Biofeedback Induced Heart Rate Decreases in Sinus Tachycardia....Pages 263-277
Biofeedback-Assisted Control of Heart Period Variability....Pages 279-300
Front Matter....Pages 301-301
Hyperventilation as Diagnostic Stress Test for Variant Angina and Cardiomyopathy: Cardiovascular Responses, Likely Triggering Mechanisms and Psychophysiological Implications....Pages 303-317
Hyperventilation and Ischaemic Heart Disease....Pages 319-326
Front Matter....Pages 301-301
Vasovagal Syncope: Antecedent Psychosocial Factors and Pathophysiology....Pages 327-344
Heart Rate Variability in Autonomic Neuropaths and Newborn Babies....Pages 345-359
Back Matter....Pages 361-368