TITLE:
Alpha-rhythm stimulation using brain entrainment enhances heart rate variability in subjects with reduced HRV
AUTHORS:
Francesco Casciaro, Vincenza Laterza, Sergio Conte, Maria Pieralice, Antonio Federici, Orlando Todarello, Franco Orsucci, Elio Conte
KEYWORDS:
Brain Entrainment; Alpha Rhythm Brain Stimulation; HRV Analysis; Fast Fourier Transform Analysis of Time Series Data
JOURNAL NAME:
World Journal of Neuroscience,
Vol.3 No.4,
September
6,
2013
ABSTRACT: In the present research, we
have used the brain entrainment (BWE) treatment simultaneously recording time
series data of R-R intervals of the ECG during rest condition. In detail, we
have used alpha brain stimulation and we have found that it induces an enhancement
of HRV, particularly in Total Variability and Vagal Modulation activities. The
experiment has been performed by us on ten subjects with age ranging from 20 to
70 years old. The risk induced from low HRV is by this time well known in
literature. Therefore, the obtained result promises to be of valuable interest
not only in terms of the basic neurological investigation but also because it
delineates new possibilities in terms of clinical application.