CellWell record HH-5018
Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback: How and Why Does It Work?
Lehrer PM, Gevirtz R
Front Psychol ยท 2014
In plain language
This review describes how heart rate variability biofeedback trains people to breathe at a resonance frequency (around 6 breaths per minute) that maximizes heart rate oscillation, and proposes baroreflex strengthening as the leading mechanism, though the underlying mechanism remains only partially confirmed.
- Evidence
- Emerging
- Design
- Expert review
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