A Meta-Analysis on Sex Differences in Resting-State Vagal Activity in Children and Adolescents

Lower vagal activity is associated with psychopathology independent of age. Research suggests that alterations of vagal activity precede the development of psychopathology. The present review aimed to quantify sex differences in vagal activity in children and adolescents. Studies reporting on sex di...

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Main Authors: Julian Koenig, Joshua A. Rash, Tavis S. Campbell, Julian F. Thayer, Michael Kaess
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2017.00582/full