The influence of respiration on biofeedback techniques.
This research is based on previous studies which identified a specific respiratory pattern and inhalation-exhalation ratio, with which we were able to obtain significantly greater reductions in psychophysiological activation than with other respiratory patterns. The present study aimed to check the effectiveness of this respiratory pattern in learning based on biofeedback from the electrical conductance of the skin. The results obtained demonstrated that biofeedback combined with this respiratory pattern produced a significant reduction in psychophysiological activation and improved learning through biofeedback techniques.
Conde Pastor
Montserrat
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Department of Basic Psychology II, Faculty of Psychology, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), C/ Juan del Rosal, 10, 28040, Madrid, Spain. mconde@psi.uned.es
Javier Menéndez
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F
Sanz
M Teresa
MT
Vila Abad
Enrique
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D000328:Adult; D001143:Arousal / Q000502:physiology*; D001341:Autonomic Nervous System / Q000502:physiology; D001676:Biofeedback, Psychology / Q000502:physiology*; D045853:Exhalation / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005712:Galvanic Skin Response / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D001239:Inhalation / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted