The autonomic nervous system (ANS) plays a major role in maintaining homeostasis through key adaptive responses to stress, including severe infections and sepsis. The ANS-mediated processes most ...

Because intrinsic conduction disease of the His-Purkinje system is the cause of 3 rd degree AV block (not autonomic tone or AV blocking medications), the rhythm is usually irreversible and a ...

Background: Autonomic nervous system (ANS) dysfunction has been suggested to contribute to the high prevalence of cardiovascular complications in individuals with anorexia nervosa (AN), yet has not ...

Atrial ectopic beats, inflammatory changes, changes in electrolytes, atrial enlargement with dilatation and fibrosis and increased vagal tone and bradycardia, among others, have been proposed as ...

Coaches achieve this not through words but through the messages conveyed by the tone of their voices, facial expressions, and body language emanating from their autonomic state. Ultimately ...

Why do robots that look almost human make us uneasy? The Uncanny Valley explains this effect, with insights from eye-tracking ...

The celebrity clan have so Truman Show-ed their existence that all significant events in their lives have occurred on camera ...

Background: Cranial autonomic symptoms (CAS) are distinguishing features of trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias, of which cluster headache (CH) is the most common, but they can occur in patients with ...

Healthcare workers (HCWs) actively involved in patient care at tertiary care hospitals face significant stress and workload, ...

ECG changes in athletes are common and usually reflect the electrical and structural remodelling or autonomic nervous system adaptations that occur as a consequence ... is associated with unique ...