DIAPHRAGMATIC BREATHING AND ITS EFFECT ON INHIBITORY CONTROL

摘要: OF THESIS DIAPHRAGMATIC BREATHING AND ITS EFFECT ON INHIBITORY CONTROL Evidence suggests that slow paced diaphragmatic breathing (DB) can significantly affect prefrontal cortex functions through increasing an individual’s physiological self-regulatory capacity. The current research demonstrates the effects of DB on inhibitory control, which is considered to be a reliable measure behavioral self-regulation. Eighty healthy participants were randomly assigned one two conditions (20 males and females each). Participants instructed either at pace six-breaths per minute (BPM) or instructions environmental awareness asked breathe 12 BPM. Following training, all completed computerbased task designed examine processes. Physiological recordings heart rate (HR), BPM, HRV collected baseline, during cued go/no-go task, after task. findings demonstrated condition had lower HR, higher (p’s<0.05) active training than condition. Furthermore, performed better inhibition (p<0.05). use as method increase capacity improve self-regulation, measured should continue explored.