CLONIDINE-INDUCED CHANGES IN THE SPECTRAL DISTRIBUTION OF HEART-RATE-VARIABILITY CORRELATE WITH PERFORMANCE ON A TEST OF SUSTAINED ATTENTION

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作者
MIDDLETON, HC [1 ]
COULL, JT [1 ]
SAHAKIAN, BJ [1 ]
ROBBINS, TW [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV CAMBRIDGE,DEPT EXPTL PSYCHOL,CAMBRIDGE CB2 3EB,ENGLAND
关键词
CLONIDINE; HEART RATE; VARIABILITY; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS;
D O I
10.1177/026988119400800101
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
Conventional measures of cardiovascular activity correlate poorly with psychological variables and therefore provide imperfect physiological indices of arousal. We have investigated the effects of clonidine upon the spectral distribution of heart rate variability and upon performance on a test of sustained attention. Our findings suggest that activity of he central noradrenergic system influences the distribution of heart rate variability in the approximate to 0.1 Hz range. Furthermore, the finding of a strong correlation between the effects of clonidine upon each of these variables supports the use of spectral analysis of heart rate variability in the study of arousal.
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