scholarly journals Sensitivity to changes in rate of heartbeats as a measure of interoceptive ability

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis E O Larsson ◽  
Giulia Esposito ◽  
Hugo D Critchley ◽  
Zoltan Dienes ◽  
Sarah N Garfinkel
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Tracking Task ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Interoceptive Sensitivity ◽  
Parasympathetic Control ◽  
Reliability Performance ◽  
Healthy Participants ◽  
Dominant Influence

Individuals vary in their ability to perceive, as conscious sensations, signals like the beating of the heart. Tests of such interoceptive ability are, however, constrained in nature and reliability. Performance of the heartbeat tracking task, a widely used test of cardiac interoception, often corresponds well with individual differences in emotion and cognition, yet is susceptible to reporting bias and influenced by higher order knowledge, e.g. of expected heart rate. The present study introduces a new way of assessing cardiac interoceptive ability, focusing on sensitivity to short-term, naturalistic changes in frequency of heartbeats. At rest, such heart rate variability typically reflects the dominant influence of respiration on vagus parasympathetic control of the sinoatrial pacemaker. We observed an overall tendency of healthy participants to report feeling fewer heartbeats during increases in heart rate, which we speculate reflects a reduction in heartbeat strength and salience during inspiratory periods when heart rate typically increases to maintain a stable cardiac output. Within-participant performance was more variable on this measure of cardiac interoceptive sensitivity relative to the 'classic' heartbeat tracking task. Our findings indicate that cardiac interoceptive ability, rather than reflecting the veridical monitoring of subtle variations in physiology, appears to involve more interpolation wherein interoceptive decisions are informed by dynamic working estimates derived from the integration of afferent signalling and higher order predictions.

Sensitivity to changes in rate of heartbeats as a measure of interoceptive ability

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis E O Larsson ◽  
Giulia Esposito ◽  
HUgo Critchley ◽  
Zoltan Dienes ◽  
Sarah Garfinkel
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Individual Differences ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Tracking Task ◽  
Reporting Bias ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Counting Task ◽  
Reliability Performance ◽  
High Degree

Interoception is the sensing of internal bodily signals. Individuals vary in their ability to perceive, as conscious sensations, signals like the beating of the heart. Tests of such interoceptive ability are, however, constrained in nature and reliability. Performance of the heartbeat tracking task, a widely used test of cardiac interoception, often corresponds well with individual differences in emotion and cognition, yet is susceptible to reporting bias and influenced by higher order knowledge, e.g. of expected heart rate. The present study introduces a new way of assessing cardiac interoceptive ability, focusing on sensitivity to short-term, naturalistic changes in frequency of heartbeats. Results indicate an overall tendency to report fewer heartbeats during accelerations in heart rate. This finding may be driven in part by respiration, with a reduction in heartbeat salience during inspiratory periods when heart rate typically increases. Within-participant performance was also marked by a high degree of variability relative to the heartbeat counting task. Rather than a veridical monitoring of subtle variations in physiology, cardiac interoceptive ability appears to involve interpolation, wherein interoceptive decisions are informed by a dynamic working estimate from, the integration of afferent signalling with higher order predictions.

Short-term overtraining: effects on performance, circulatory responses, and heart rate variability

2000 ◽  
Vol 32 (8) ◽  
pp. 1480-1484 ◽  
Author(s):  
RIKARD HEDELIN ◽  
G??RAN KENTT?? ◽  
URBAN WIKLUND ◽  
PER BJERLE ◽  
KARIN HENRIKSSON-LARS??N
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Short Term

Effects of short‐term aerobic training versus CPAP therapy on heart rate variability in moderate to severe OSA patients

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Henrique Ceia Cipriano ◽  
Ytalo Gonçalves Borges ◽  
José Geraldo Mill ◽  
Helder Mauad ◽  
Maria Teresa Martins de Araújo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Aerobic Training ◽  
Cpap Therapy ◽  
Short Term

scholarly journals Effect of short-term exposure to particulate air pollution on heart rate variability in normal-weight and obese adults

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Luyi Li ◽  
Dayu Hu ◽  
Wenlou Zhang ◽  
Liyan Cui ◽  
Xu Jia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Air Pollution ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
High Frequency Power ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Particulate Air Pollution ◽  
Short Term Exposure ◽  
Frequency Power

Abstract Background The adverse effects of particulate air pollution on heart rate variability (HRV) have been reported. However, it remains unclear whether they differ by the weight status as well as between wake and sleep. Methods A repeated-measure study was conducted in 97 young adults in Beijing, China, and they were classified by body mass index (BMI) as normal-weight (BMI, 18.5–24.0 kg/m2) and obese (BMI ≥ 28.0 kg/m2) groups. Personal exposures to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and black carbon (BC) were measured with portable exposure monitors, and the ambient PM2.5/BC concentrations were obtained from the fixed monitoring sites near the subjects’ residences. HRV and heart rate (HR) were monitored by 24-h Holter electrocardiography. The study period was divided into waking and sleeping hours according to time-activity diaries. Linear mixed-effects models were used to investigate the effects of PM2.5/BC on HRV and HR in both groups during wake and sleep. Results The effects of short-term exposure to PM2.5/BC on HRV were more pronounced among obese participants. In the normal-weight group, the positive association between personal PM2.5/BC exposure and high-frequency power (HF) as well as the ratio of low-frequency power to high-frequency power (LF/HF) was observed during wakefulness. In the obese group, personal PM2.5/BC exposure was negatively associated with HF but positively associated with LF/HF during wakefulness, whereas it was negatively correlated to total power and standard deviation of all NN intervals (SDNN) during sleep. An interquartile range (IQR) increase in BC at 2-h moving average was associated with 37.64% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 25.03, 51.51%) increases in LF/HF during wakefulness and associated with 6.28% (95% CI: − 17.26, 6.15%) decreases in SDNN during sleep in obese individuals, and the interaction terms between BC and obesity in LF/HF and SDNN were both statistically significant (p <  0.05). The results also suggested that the effects of PM2.5/BC exposure on several HRV indices and HR differed in magnitude or direction between wake and sleep. Conclusions Short-term exposure to PM2.5/BC is associated with HRV and HR, especially in obese individuals. The circadian rhythm of HRV should be considered in future studies when HRV is applied. Graphical abstract

scholarly journals Heart Rate Variability Analyses in Parkinson’s Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 959
Author(s):  
Konstantin G. Heimrich ◽  
Thomas Lehmann ◽  
Peter Schlattmann ◽  
Tino Prell
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Heart Rate ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Cardiac Activity ◽  
Heart Rate Variability Analysis ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Variability Analysis ◽  
Parasympathetic Regulation

Recent evidence suggests that the vagus nerve and autonomic dysfunction play an important role in the pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease. Using heart rate variability analysis, the autonomic modulation of cardiac activity can be investigated. This meta-analysis aims to assess if analysis of heart rate variability may indicate decreased parasympathetic tone in patients with Parkinson’s disease. The MEDLINE, EMBASE and Cochrane Central databases were searched on 31 December 2020. Studies were included if they: (1) were published in English, (2) analyzed idiopathic Parkinson’s disease and healthy adult controls, and (3) reported at least one frequency- or time-domain heart rate variability analysis parameter, which represents parasympathetic regulation. We included 47 studies with 2772 subjects. Random-effects meta-analyses revealed significantly decreased effect sizes in Parkinson patients for the high-frequency spectral component (HFms2) and the short-term measurement of the root mean square of successive normal-to-normal interval differences (RMSSD). However, heterogeneity was high, and there was evidence for publication bias regarding HFms2. There is some evidence that a more advanced disease leads to an impaired parasympathetic regulation. In conclusion, short-term measurement of RMSSD is a reliable parameter to assess parasympathetically impaired cardiac modulation in Parkinson patients. The measurement should be performed with a predefined respiratory rate.

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