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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818334003321

Autore

Pichon Aurélien

Titolo

Homeostatic role of the parasympathetic nervous system in human behavior [[electronic resource] /] / Aurélien Pichon and Didier Chapelot

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hauppauge, N.Y., : Nova Science Publishers, c2010

ISBN

1-61728-234-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (60 p.)

Collana

Neuroscience research progress series

Altri autori (Persone)

ChapelotDidier

Disciplina

612.8/9

Soggetti

Parasympathetic nervous system

Homeostasis

Fatigue

Hunger

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [27]-41) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- HOMEOSTATIC ROLE OF THE PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR -- HOMEOSTATIC ROLE OF THE PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1  INTRODUCTION -- Chapter 2  PARASYMPATHETIC ACTIVITY AND FATIGUE -- 2.1. Parasympathetic Activity and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome -- 2.1.1. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Autonomic Imbalance -- 2.1.2. Psychometric Assessment of Fatigue in CFS and Relation with Autonomic Imbalance -- 2.2. Parasympathetic Activity and Overtraining -- 2.2.1. Overtraining Syndrome and Autonomic Imbalance -- 2.2.3. Mood Alterations and Relation with Autonomic Imbalance -- 2.3. The Multistage Psychoautonomic Model of Adaptation to Training -- Chapter 3  PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM  AND EATING BEHAVIOR -- 3.1. HRV as a Method of Assessing Postprandial Sympathovagal Balance -- 3.2. Prandial Pattern and the Problem of Meal Definition -- 3.3. Cephalic Phase Reflexes -- 3.3.1. Cephalic Phases Reflexes: Roles and Mechanisms -- 3.3.2. Cephalic Phase of Insulin Release -- 3.4. Lipoprivic Feeding -- 3.5. Putative Role of the Parasympathetic Nervous System in Eating Behavior: The Lessons of Subdiaphragmatic Vagal Deafferentation -- Conclusion -- References -- Index.