A Bridge between the Breath and the Brain: Synchronization of Respiration, a Pupillometric Marker of the Locus Coeruleus, and an EEG Marker of Attentional Control State

Yogic and meditative traditions have long held that the fluctuations of the breath and the mind are intimately related. While respiratory modulation of cortical activity and attentional switching are established, the extent to which electrophysiological markers of attention exhibit synchronization w...

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Main Authors: Michael Christopher Melnychuk, Ian H. Robertson, Emanuele R. G. Plini, Paul M. Dockree
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:Brain Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/11/10/1324