title: The influence of respiration on biofeedback techniques.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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
authors.forename: Montserrat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Conde Pastor
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Javier Menéndez
authors.forename: M Teresa
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Sanz
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vila Abad
mesh_terms: 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