Exploring the impact of a brief mindfulness-based intervention on autonomic functioning: A multisystem approach
Physiology & Behavior April 17, 2026 Li Shen Chong, Rachel C. Bucher, Edward Merritt et al.
• Brief mindfulness intervention (bMBI) impacts autonomic nervous system functioning. • bMBI increased RSA and reduced SCL during mindfulness relative to the attention control condition. • bMBI reduced blood pressure after mindfulness and stress relative to controls. • The bMBI group displayed reciprocal RSA and SCL patterns (↑RSA, ↓SCL) during stress. • Controls showed non-reciprocal RSA-SCL...
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2026.115352 (opens in new tab)
Intervention counseling
Autonomic nervous system
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