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Gut-Brain Coupling and Multilevel Physiological Response to Biofeedback Relaxation After a Stressful Task Under Virtual Reality Immersion: A Pilot Study
Human physiological reactions to the environment are coordinated by the interactions between brain and viscera. In particular, the brain, heart, and...
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Neurovegetative Signals
We often assume that the autonomic nervous system (ANS) sends genuine signals of emotions. Nonetheless, people can misunderstand autonomic cues...
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Potential Determinants of Gastrointestinal Dysfunction in Autism Spectrum Disorders
Gastrointestinal (GI) dysfunction is a common comorbidity of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and is associated with increased severity of...
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Autonomic Nervous System Functioning in ADHD
In this chapter, we introduce the autonomic nervous system (ANS), discuss the mechanisms underlying arousal regulation in humans, and present...
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Assessment and management of disorders of gut–brain interaction in patients with eating disorders
Disorders of gut–brain interaction (DBGI), also known as functional gastrointestinal disorders, are common in individuals with eating disorders, and...
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The Nervous System and the Affective Neural Systems
In terms of neurobiological structures, the nervous system is similar in all mammals. This similarity is even stronger in the subcortical part of the...
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Social Co-regulation of the Autonomic Nervous System Between Infants and Their Caregivers
Infants communicate physiological needs to caregivers and are sensitive to caregivers’ cues, with both dyadic partners integrating their brain and...
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Altered Autonomic Functions and Gut Microbiome in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Implications for Assisting ASD Screening and Diagnosis
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurological and developmental disorder, and a growing body of literature suggests the presence of...
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The Cycle of Stress
Stress has two dimensions: a psycho-sociological dimension and a physiological dimension, both influencing the behavioral dimension. These dimensions...
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Can we predict the development of acute gastric dilatation in patients with anorexia nervosa?
BackgroundAcute gastric dilatation can develop in patients with anorexia nervosa who are being refed to achieve weight restoration. If unrecognized,...
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Patients’ experiences treated with open-label placebo versus double-blind placebo: a mixed methods qualitative study
BackgroundThere is increasing evidence suggesting that open-label placebo (OLP) is an effective treatment for several medical conditions defined by...
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Alienation, Malaise, and the Abstract Society
This chapter overviews the breakdown of the closed society, which surrounds us in our ubiquitous alienation and malaise. Manifested in generational...
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Consciousness, Culture, and the Place of Psychospiritual Capacities in Cultivating Values
This chapter will first briefly consider the what and why of spirituality; that is, what do we mean by spirituality and what does it offer the...
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Four-year follow-up of psychiatric and psychosomatic profile in patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Psychological characterization of patients affected by Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) focuses on comorbidity with psychiatric disorders,...
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Ayurvedic Medicine in Children and Adolescents
Ayurveda is probably the world’s oldest system of medicine that is in practice even today. It is based on the theory of Tridosha or the Three Humors...