McKenzie B Wallace, Amy N Costa, Bradley J Ferguson, Megan A Carey, Chloe Rzeppa, Briana M Kille, David R Drysdale, Briann E Sutton, Brianne H Shuler, Ryan P Johnson, Elizabeth P Kwenda, Jamie Hadley, Whitney Snyders, David Q Beversdorf
BACKGROUND: The ability of the autonomic nervous system's stress response to impair aspects of cognitive flexibility is known. However, the ability to modulate the sympathetic response and improve these cognitive impairments via nonpharmacological intervention, such as paced breathing (PB), requires further investigation. OBJECTIVE: To better elucidate the effects of PB on cognition. METHOD: We employed a PB protocol in a total of 52 healthy men and women and measured performance on convergent and divergent cognitive tasks, perceived stress, and physiological measures (eg, blood pressure, heart rate)...
March 1, 2023: Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology: Official Journal of the Society for Behavioral and Cognitive Neurology