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Since major depressive disorder (MDD) is a heterogeneous disorder, researchers study its diverse phenotypes. Heritability ranges from...

Dec 28, 202218 min read

Slow-paced contraction (SPC) provides an alternative and unproven method for determining the resonance frequency (RF) in one or two...

Dec 12, 20228 min read

Resonance frequency (RF) assessment identifies the stimulation frequency producing the greatest amplitude heart rate oscillations in one...

Dec 3, 202212 min read

Randomized controlled trials have demonstrated the efficacy of HRV biofeedback for diverse clinical disorders like depression, diabetes,...

Nov 23, 20229 min read

Measurement context and client characteristics are crucial to interpreting HRV time- and frequency-domain measurements. In this post, we...

Nov 15, 202215 min read

Slow-paced contraction to increase heart rate variability

Jul 31, 20226 min read

The low-frequency (LF) band (0.04-0.15 Hz) is affected by breathing from ~3-9 bpm (Task Force, 1996). The baroreflex system’s resonance...

Jul 28, 20223 min read