Vagal Rebound and Recovery From Psychological Stress
Elizabeth Sibolboro Mezzacappa, PhD,
Robert M. Kelsey, PhD,
Edward S. Katkin, PhD and
Richard P. Sloan, PhD
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.

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Fig. 1. HR, PEP, and rMSSD during baseline, task, and recovery for the MA and CP tasks in Experiment 1.
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Fig. 2. Vagal rebound by gender in Experiment 1.
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Fig. 3. HR and rMSSD throughout the session for baseline, Stroop, interim recovery, mental arithmetic, and final recovery in Experiment 2.
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Fig. 4. SBP and DBP throughout the session for baseline, Stroop, interim recovery, mental arithmetic, and final recovery in Experiment 2.
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Fig. 5. BRS throughout the session for baseline, Stroop, interim recovery, mental arithmetic, and final recovery in Experiment 2.
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Fig. 6. Vagal rebound by gender and family history in Experiment 2.
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Copyright © 2001 by the American Psychosomatic Society