Jerath Ravinder, Crawford Molly W, Barnes Vernon A, Harden Kyler
Augusta Women's Center, 2100 Central Ave., Suite #7, Augusta, GA, 30904, USA,
Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback. 2015 Jun;40(2):107-15. doi: 10.1007/s10484-015-9279-8.
Understanding the autonomic nervous system and homeostatic changes associated with emotions remains a major challenge for neuroscientists and a fundamental prerequisite to treat anxiety, stress, and emotional disorders. Based on recent publications, the inter-relationship between respiration and emotions and the influence of respiration on autonomic changes, and subsequent widespread membrane potential changes resulting from changes in homeostasis are discussed. We hypothesize that reversing homeostatic alterations with meditation and breathing techniques rather than targeting neurotransmitters with medication may be a superior method to address the whole body changes that occur in stress, anxiety, and depression. Detrimental effects of stress, negative emotions, and sympathetic dominance of the autonomic nervous system have been shown to be counteracted by different forms of meditation, relaxation, and breathing techniques. We propose that these breathing techniques could be used as first-line and supplemental treatments for stress, anxiety, depression, and some emotional disorders.
对于神经科学家而言，了解自主神经系统以及与情绪相关的稳态变化仍是一项重大挑战，也是治疗焦虑、压力和情绪障碍的基本前提。基于近期的出版物，本文讨论了呼吸与情绪之间的相互关系、呼吸对自主神经变化的影响，以及稳态变化导致的广泛膜电位变化。我们假设，通过冥想和呼吸技巧来逆转稳态改变，而非使用药物针对神经递质，可能是应对压力、焦虑和抑郁中出现的全身变化的更优方法。研究表明，不同形式的冥想、放松和呼吸技巧可以抵消压力、负面情绪以及自主神经系统交感神经占主导的有害影响。我们建议，这些呼吸技巧可作为压力、焦虑、抑郁和某些情绪障碍的一线及辅助治疗方法。
