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Vagal Rebound and Recovery From Psychological Stress

From the Behavioral Medicine Program (E.S.M., R.P.S.), Columbia University, New York; Department of Psychology (E.S.M., E.S.K.), State University of New York at Stony Brook, New York; and Department of Pediatrics (R.M.K.), University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee.

View larger version (12K): [in a new window]   Fig. 1. HR, PEP, and rMSSD during baseline, task, and recovery for the MA and CP tasks in Experiment 1.

View larger version (24K): [in a new window]   Fig. 2. Vagal rebound by gender in Experiment 1.

View larger version (23K): [in a new window]   Fig. 3. HR and rMSSD throughout the session for baseline, Stroop, interim recovery, mental arithmetic, and final recovery in Experiment 2.

View larger version (24K): [in a new window]   Fig. 4. SBP and DBP throughout the session for baseline, Stroop, interim recovery, mental arithmetic, and final recovery in Experiment 2.

View larger version (12K): [in a new window]   Fig. 5. BRS throughout the session for baseline, Stroop, interim recovery, mental arithmetic, and final recovery in Experiment 2.

View larger version (38K): [in a new window]   Fig. 6. Vagal rebound by gender and family history in Experiment 2.