My Book Pick of the Week (y) :) The Coherent Heart: Heart-Brain Interactions, Psychophysiological Coherence, and the Emergence of System-Wide Order By Dr. Rollin McCraty The Coherent Heart is the Institute of HeartMaths most comprehensive scientific monograph. It provides an in-depth understanding of the role of the heart role in the emergence of system-wide coherence and new research findings on how heart-brain interactions affect various aspects of cognitive performance. The Coherent Heart explores communication within and among the bodys systems through the generation and transmission of rhythms and patterns in the nervous and hormonal systems. Using the pattern of the hearts rhythmic activity as the primary physiological marker, six different modes of psychophysiological function are identified, distinguished by their physiological, mental, and emotional correlates. Building on these empirical findings, IHMs research on the psychophysiology of emotions is synthesized for the first time in a typology—a conceptual map—of psychophysiological interaction, which is presented graphically. Explored in depth are the characteristics and benefits of the psychophysiological coherence mode, associated with sustained positive emotions and a global shift to increased synchronization and harmony in psychophysiological processes. Topics covered include how coherence aids in pain reduction, the interactions between heart rhythms and respiration, and how heart coherence affects emotional experience and hormones such as cortisol and oxytocin. Of particular interest is the thorough discussion of how coherence improves cognitive performance, which highlights how the heart and brain interact to affect cognitive processes. This section provides a review of past research on heart-brain interactions, presents new research data on heart coherence, and introduces a new hypothesis regarding the influence of macro-scale patterns of heart activity on cognition. Click Here to get this book today! :
Posted on: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 16:36:41 +0000
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