How Breath-Control Can Change Your Life: A Systematic Review on Psycho-Physiological Correlates of Slow Breathing

Authors :: Andrea Zaccaro
Andrea Piarulli
Marco Laurino
Erika Garbella
Danilo Menicucci
Bruno Neri
Angelo Gemignani
Source :: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, Vol 12 (2018)
Publication Year :: 2018
Publisher :: Frontiers Media S.A., 2018.
Abstract: Background: The psycho-physiological changes in brain-body interaction observed in most of meditative and relaxing practices rely on voluntary slowing down of breath frequency. However, the identification of mechanisms linking breath control to its psychophysiological effects is still under debate. This systematic review is aimed at unveiling psychophysiological mechanisms underlying slow breathing techniques (

Subjects :: slow breathing
breath-control
pranayama
paced breathing
EEG
fMRI
Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
RC321-571

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