Heart rate variability biofeedback: how and why does it work?
breath · Frontiers in Psychology · 2014
The foundational review of resonance-frequency breathing (~5.5 breaths/min). Shows breathing at the cardiovascular resonance frequency maximises HRV, baroreflex gain and vagal tone.
Authors
Lehrer PM, Gevirtz R
Research lens
The foundational review of resonance-frequency breathing (~5.5 breaths/min). Shows breathing at the cardiovascular resonance frequency maximises HRV, baroreflex gain and vagal tone.
- breath
- HRV
- coherent breathing
- vagal tone
- autonomic