Sentences with phrase «of sympathetic activity»

It is a measure of the sympathetic activity which increases during stress, thus the shorter the PEP time interval — the higher the sympathetic activity.

Furthermore, a study investigating parasympathetic and sympathetic activity through the use of RSA in 12 patients with BPD and 28 healthy controls had ECG recorded for three 5 min stages (at rest or stressed) found BPD was associated with lower values of RSA suggesting increased levels of sympathetic activity and decreased levels of parasympathetic activity.33 Meyer et al recorded 5 min ECG signals on 27 participants with BPD, 23 in remission from BPD, 18 suffering from PTSD and 23 healthy controls.34 Significant differences were only found between PTSD participants and controls; however, BPD participants had reduced variability across linear time and frequency domain measures compared with controls.

Therefore, NE turnover rates and plasma NE concentration may not be equivalent indices of sympathetic activity.»

Plenary Lecture: Neuromodulatory Pathways and Central Control of Sympathetic Activity in Hypertension and Heart Failure Frans Leenen of the University of Ottowa will cover the role of various neurotransmitters and neuromodulators in regulating the sympathetic nervous system and how dysregulation can lead to cardiovascular dysfunction and disease.

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As the activity of the sympathetic nervous system decreases, the parasympathetic nervous system kicks in, keeping cortisol levels, heart rate, muscle tension, digestive function, secretion and other processes back toward homeostasis.

It is contemplated that a user that may be nervous or engaging in speaking falsehoods may exhibit different galvanic skin response» — a change in the electrical resistance of the skin that is a physiochemical response to increased sympathetic nervous system activity — «than a more confident, truth telling individual.»

And even though for Whitehead human social interrelationships are primarily instinctive (owing to the «sympathetic» nature of human experience), nonetheless it requires the repetitive occurrence of inherited social activity to establish a social order stable enough to secure the continued social interaction of individuals, and therein the endurance of society as a whole.

«In the yoga group, compared with values obtained before a practice session, the high - frequency band of the heartrate variability spectrum (parasympathetic or vagal activity) increased by 64 % in the 20th week and by 150 % in the 36th week, and both the low - frequency band (sympathetic) and the low - frequency to high - frequency ratio were reduced.

These data represent evidence that at least a portion of the circulating dopamine - β - hydroxylase activity arises from sympathetic nerve terminals.

Treatment of rats with 6 - hydroxydopamine, a drug which destroys sympathetic nerve terminals, leads to a decrease in serum dopamine - β - hydroxylase activity.

The shock of the sudden cold water immersion might have induced a wave of sympathetic nervous system activity: the body's response to this has been linked to an altered state of consciousness.

There are several possible mechanisms by which physical activity can protect against nocturia, including reducing body size, improving sleep, decreasing sympathetic nervous system activity and lowering levels of systemic inflammation.

Epinephrine is a stress hormone that is released during increased activity of the sympathetic nervous system and it suppresses the immune response.

«Too little sodium can also increase sympathetic nerve activity, which raises the risk of heart attacks, and boost the secretion of aldosterone, a hormone produced by the adrenal gland that is bad for the cardiovascular system.»

A lot of treatments for heart failure try to stop that sympathetic activity — beta - blockers, for instance, block the action of the hormones that implement these signals.

Neither bilateral enucleation of the eyes nor sympathetic denervation prevented this light - induced elevation of enzyme activity.

Immature sympathetic neurons respond to NGF with a burst of metabolic activity that provides the material necessary for the growth of the nerve fiber and the manufacture of molecules of neurotransmitter.

While previous studies have suggested that the sympathetic nervous system - the «fight or flight» response - of veterans is overactive, this study was the first to measure this increased activity directly and provide a potential mechanism behind this response.

PNS is a counter balancing system to sympathetic one and is responsible of «rest - and - digest» activities in the body.

The sympathetic region of your brain prepares your body for vigorous physical activity, increasing your heart rate, dilating pupils, contracting blood vessels, and reducing digestive secretions.

Its job is more of the housekeeping type, where it acts in the opposite way of the sympathetic system — it activates the gut for digestion, slows the heart rate, decreases blood pressure and many other functions which help the organism recover from intense activity.

Consumption of sugar has also been associated with enhanced activity of the sympathetic nervous system as well as sodium retention.

Researchers think that mechanisms other than the increase in fat - free mass (such as changes in the activity of the sympathetic nervous system) are partly responsible.

One study out of Japan found that taking a walk in the woods as opposed to the city delivered a 12 percent decrease in cortisol levels, 7 percent decrease in sympathetic (fight - or - flight) nerve activity, and 6 percent decrease in heart rate, not to mention a better mood overall.

The six weeks of repeated sauna treatment can increase sympathetic activity as well respiratory volume in patients with allergic rhinitis, the article says.

This opposes an important sympathetic nervous system activity, which is to draw blood to the central part of the body as a protection against attack.

Heart rate variability (HRV) was measured to study the autonomic nervous response including the balance of sympathetic to parasympathetic activity; peak nasal inspiratory flow and lung function were measured at the beginning and after three and six weeks of sauna.

In allergy patients subpar or hypo - sympathetic inhibiting activity allows for the over response of the immune system.

Excessive activity of the sympathetic nervous system is a contributing factor in many cancer cases.

Deactivating the Stress Response The sympathetic nervous system activity triggered by stress response may be countered using a combination of approaches that elicit the relaxation response.

The benefits likely partially come from caffeine's ability to increase the activity of the sympathetic nervous system, the «fight or flight» component that prepares your body for action.

This combination of factors over time decreases the activity of the parasympathetic nervous system, leaving the sympathetic system in overdrive and the enteric system frozen.

«Adrenalectomy (ADX) changes CRF and NE activity in brain, increases ACTH secretion and sympathetic outflow and reduces food intake and weight gain; all of these effects are corrected by administration of adrenal steroids.

Hatha yoga promotes physical relaxation by decreasing activity of the sympathetic nervous system, which decreases cortisol, lowers heart rate and increases breath volume, so that's my personal recommendation.

The researchers found that the forest environment promoted lower concentrations of cortisol, pulse rates, blood pressure and greater sympathetic nervous activity (rest and digest) and lower sympathetic nervous activity (fight or flight) than in a city environment.

These are the divisions of the autonomic — or involuntary — nervous system that determine whether we are ready to act quickly and decisively in the face of threats and opportunities (sympathetic nervous system), or relax, digest, and recover from bouts of activity (parasympathetic nervous system).

For example, a rat - based study published in Brain Research in 2005 found that inhaling the scent of grapefruit essential oil stimulated activity in the sympathetic nervous system (the branch of the central nervous system involved in activating the body's «fight - or - flight» response to stress).

This helps prevent too much fat gain and gives your body time to reverse some of the drop in metabolic rate, sympathetic nervous system activity, and sex hormones that we talked about earlier.

By applying the knowledge you are about to learn below with regard to the autonomic nervous system, that stressful events effect your sympathetic nervous system, and that by increasing the activity of your parasympathetic nervous system you will be able to reduce all psoriasis related symptoms caused by stress and bring your body back to a state of harmony.

The sympathetic nervous system responds to the stress and is responsible for the flight - or - fight response and stimulating other bodily activities in times of stress.

Results of this investigation are consistent with emerging evidence that regular yoga practice may modulate HRV by increasing parasympathetic activity and decreasing sympathetic nervous system dominance.

The yoga group also evidenced an increase in vagal tone, and a decrease in sympathetic nervous system activity — both indicators of reduced physiological stress.

D. Shannahoff Khalsa writes: «It is likely that the effect of the alternate nostril breathing technique can directly affect the lateralized sympathetic and vagal input to the heart, thereby inducing a balance in ANS (autonomic nervous system) activity.

When you transition from awake state into stage 1 and stage 2 sleep, and actually as you transition into deeper stages of sleep, the sympathetic nervous system activity will drop.

Excessive sympathetic nervous system activity (aka stress, fight or flight) causes blood to be withdrawn from the skin's surface, contributing to inactivity of the skin.

When there is too much thyroid hormones present in the blood, there is an increase in the activities of the sympathetic nervous system.

According to AHA's scientific statement on pet ownership and cardiovascular risk the beneficial effects of pet ownership include «increased physical activity, favorable lipid profiles, lower systemic blood pressure, improved autonomic tone, diminished sympathetic responses to stress, and improved survival after an acute coronary syndrome.»

What they do not want is for their activities to be exposed through the collaboration of local activists with sympathetic visitors ---- as occurred in Oklahoma when some of Senator James Inhofe's own supporters called Showing Animals Respect & Kindness to help them document the pigeon shooting mayhem.

In Proximity II, a new four - color woodcut produced with 10 Grand Press, Kantarovsky continues his project of building narrative from figuration, depicting an isolated, sympathetic subject engaged in an ambiguous activity.

One study on forest bathing revealed that forest environments promote lower concentrations of cortisol, lower pulse rate, lower blood pressure, greater parasympathetic nerve activity, and lower sympathetic nerve activity than do urban climes.