Autonomic Nervous System

Heartbeat dynamics and its spontaneous fluctuations are directly controlled by autonomic nervous system (ANS) outflow to the heart. Specifically, the multipath feedback system for neural control of the heart is manifested by the complex interaction between the sympathetic and parasympathetic (vagal) limbs of the ANS.

We are developing novel metrics of Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Nervous System activity from heartbeat dynamics.