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The Link Between Heart Rate and Depression
21:23 - 29:30 (08:07)
The connection between heart rate and depression lies in the body's ability to regulate its own nervous system, rather than the actual heart rate itself. While a lower heart rate is not necessarily protective against depression, there are other ways to slow one's heart rate down through techniques like exhale-emphasized breathing or deliberately slow cadence breathing.
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Behavioral interventions like exhale-emphasized breathing or deliberately slow cadence breathing can stimulate the vagus nerve which projects up to DLPFC through the cingulate and anterior insula, and can be an alternative approach for mild depression and catatonia.
21:23 - 23:59 (02:36)
Summary
Behavioral interventions like exhale-emphasized breathing or deliberately slow cadence breathing can stimulate the vagus nerve which projects up to DLPFC through the cingulate and anterior insula, and can be an alternative approach for mild depression and catatonia.
ChapterThe Link Between Heart Rate and Depression
EpisodeDr. Nolan Williams: Psychedelics & Neurostimulation for Brain Rewiring
PodcastHuberman Lab
Lower heart rate variability has been associated with moderate to severe depression.
23:59 - 29:30 (05:31)
Summary
Lower heart rate variability has been associated with moderate to severe depression. Although having a lower resting heart rate does not protect against depression, it highlights the importance of the regulatory network in controlling the nervous system.