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5-Min Science: Alternating Breathing Increases Functional Connectivity

Alternating respiration patterns can significantly enhance functional communication between brain regions, promote emotional equilibrium, and optimize autonomic nervous system performance.

Biofeedback

BioSource Faculty

Jun 93 min read

A Comprehensive Breathing Myths Guide

Breathing ensures healthy CO2 levels. The main functions of breathing are gas exchange and acid-base (pH) regulation.

Biofeedback

BioSource Faculty

Apr 2427 min read

5-Second Science: Pupil Size Fluctuates As You Breathe

Pupil size fluctuates across the breathing cycle.

Biofeedback

BioSource Faculty

Feb 251 min read

A Comprehensive Guide to HRV Myths

This review addresses 14 misconceptions regarding cardiovascular health, HRV measurement, and HRV biofeedback training.

BioSource Faculty

Aug 7, 202423 min read

Upgrade Your HRV Biofeedback System

If you don’t correct dysfunctional breathing patterns like overbreathing, they can compromise the effectiveness of HRVB training.

BioSource Faculty

Jun 15, 20244 min read

Do longer exhalations increase HRV during slow-paced breathing?

Download our open-access Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback inhalation-to-exhalation ratio article.

Fred Shaffer

Mar 24, 20241 min read

Profile of Erik Peper

Erik Peper, PhD, is a distinguished academic and practitioner in the field of biofeedback.

BioSource Faculty

Mar 20, 20242 min read

Breathing Myths: We Need More Oxygen

At rest, we do not need more oxygen! Near sea level, the air we inhale contains 21% oxygen, whereas the air we exhale contains 15% oxygen.

BioSource Faculty

Jan 6, 20241 min read

Four Heart Rate Variability Myths

Four HRV myths are Heart Rate Variability Is Bad, Stability Is Good, The Sympathetic Nervous System Plays a Major Role in Short-Term HRV,...

HRV Biofeedback

BioSource Faculty

Jun 18, 202312 min read

Breathing Basics - Part 1: Anatomy and Physiology

Breathing ensures healthy CO2 levels. The main functions of breathing are gas exchange and acid-base (pH) regulation. The respiratory...

Biofeedback

BioSource Faculty

Mar 24, 20236 min read

When Should You Not Use PPG Sensors to Measure HRV?

The electrocardiograph (ECG) and photoplethysmograph (PPG) are two methods of detecting heart rate (HR) and heart rate variability (HRV)....

HRV Biofeedback

Fred Shaffer

Jul 27, 20222 min read

How HRV Biofeedback Increases RSA

Respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) is the speeding and slowing of the heart across each breathing cycle. RSA is the primary and entirely...

HRV Biofeedback

Fred Shaffer

Jul 26, 20221 min read