Blunted vagal reactivity predicts stress-precipitated tobacco smoking
Ashare RL, Sinha R, Lampert R, Weinberger AH, Anderson GM, Lavery ME, Yanagisawa K, McKee SA
Psychopharmacology · 2012
Key finding
As expected, stress and ad-lib smoking additively decreased HF-HRV and increased LF/HF.
- Condition
- Addiction
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
- —
Cite this study
Ashare, R. L., Sinha, R., Lampert, R., Weinberger, A. H., Anderson, G. M., Lavery, M. E., Yanagisawa, K., & McKee, S. A. (2012). Blunted vagal reactivity predicts stress-precipitated tobacco smoking. Psychopharmacology, 220(2), 259-268. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-011-2473-3
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