Completed Research Projects
Here is an overview on our most important completed research projects.
For each project there is a link to the corresponding main-author's website.
The Diving Response...
... and cardiac vagal activity: a systematic review
The Diving Response is a mechanism within all air-breathing animals and humans and gets activated when holding the breath while diving. It is characterised by a specific combination of responses within the respiratory, vascular and cardiac system.
The mechanism is associated with positive effects on mental health and psychosocial stress responses, which might be caused by it's influence on the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system, including a reduction in heart rate.
Within our meta-analysis, we investigated the underlying psychophysiological mechanisms of the diving response: the effects of multiple triggers of the diving response on cardiac vagal activity were analysed.
The aim of this study was to provide a broad foundation for more effective interventions. This is not only helpful for offering good support for athletes, but only XXX
Ackermann, S. P., Raab, M., Backschat, S., Smith, D. J. C., Javelle, F., & Laborde, S. (2022). The diving response and cardiac vagal activity: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Psychophysiology, 60(3). https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.14183
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Ein Beispiel für laufende Forschungsprojekte an unserem Institut ist die Untersuchung, wie Athlet:innen durch den Einsatz langsamer und schneller Atemtechniken oder durch die Verwendung des Tauchreflexes bestmöglich unterstützt werden können. In diesen Projekten würdest du lernen, wie man Herzfrequenzvariabilitätsdaten misst und interpretiert.