Heart Rate Variability (HRV) & Cardiac Vagal Activity

Laborde, S. , Zammit, N., Iskra, M., Mosley, E., Borges, U., Allen, M. S., & Javelle, F. (2022). The influence of breathing techniques on physical sport performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 17(2), 1222-1277. https://doi.org/10.1080/1750984x.2022.2145573

Laborde, S. , Allen, M. S., Borges, U., Iskra, M., Zammit, N., You, M., . . . Dosseville, F. (2021). Psychophysiological effects of slow-paced breathing at six cycles per minute with or without heart rate variability biofeedback. Psychophysiology. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.13952

Laborde, S. , Iskra, M., Zammit, N., Borges, U., You, M., Sevoz-Couche, C., & Dosseville, F. (2021). Slow-Paced Breathing: Influence of Inhalation/Exhalation Ratio and of Respiratory Pauses on Cardiac Vagal Activity. Sustainability, 13(14). https://doi.org/10.3390/su13147775

Laborde, S. , Allen, M. S., Borges, U., Hosang, T. J., Furley, P., Mosley, E., & Dosseville, F. (2021). The Influence of Slow-Paced Breathing on Executive Function. Journal of Psychophysiology. https://doi.org/10.1027/0269-8803/a000279

Laborde, S. , Lentes, T., Hosang, T. J., Borges, U., Mosley, E., & Dosseville, F. (2019). Influence of slow-paced breathing on inhibition after physical exertion. Frontiers in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01923

Laborde, S. , Hosang, T., Mosley, E., & Dosseville, F. (2019). Influence of a 30 day slow paced breathing intervention compared to social media use on subjective sleep quality and cardiac vagal activity. Journal of Clinical Medicine. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm8020193

Laborde, S. , Allen, M. S., Gohring, N., & Dosseville, F. (2017). The effect of slow-paced breathing on stress management in adolescents with intellectual disability. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. https://doi.org/10.1111/jir.12350

You, M., Laborde, S., Ackermann, S., Borges, U., Dosseville, F., & Mosley, E. (2024). Influence of Respiratory Frequency of Slow-Paced Breathing on Vagally-Mediated Heart Rate Variability. Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10484-023-09605-2

You, M., Laborde, S., Zammit, N., Iskra, M., Borges, U., & Dosseville, F. (2021). Single Slow-Paced Breathing Session at Six Cycles per Minute: Investigation of Dose-Response Relationship on Cardiac Vagal Activity. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182312478

You, M., Laborde, S., Zammit, N., Iskra, M., Borges, U., Dosseville, F., & Vaughan, R. S. (2021). Emotional Intelligence Training: Influence of a Brief Slow-Paced Breathing Exercise on Psychophysiological Variables Linked to Emotion Regulation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18126630

You, M., Laborde, S., Salvotti, C., Zammit, N., Mosley, E., & Dosseville, F. (2021). Influence of a Single Slow-Paced Breathing Session on Cardiac Vagal Activity in Athletes. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-020-00467-x

Borges, U., Lobinger, B., Javelle, F., Watson, M., Mosley, E., & Laborde, S. (2021). Using Slow-Paced Breathing to Foster Endurance, Well-Being, and Sleep Quality in Athletes During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Frontiers in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.624655

Mosley, E., Felton, M., Kavanagh, E., Iskra, M., Salvotti, C., Zammit, N., & Laborde, S. (2026). How Breathing Faster or Slower Can Improve Performance and Wellbeing. Frontiers for Young Minds. https://doi.org/10.3389/frym.2025.1603451

Borges,U.,Laborde, S., & Raab, M. (2019).Influence of transcutaneous vagus nervestimulation on cardiac vagal activity: Not different from sham stimulation and noeffect of stimulation intensity.PLoS ONE, 14(10), e0223848.doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0223848

Sommer, A., Fischer, R., Borges, U.,Laborde, S., Achtzehn, S., & Liepelt, R. (2023). Theeffect of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) on cognitivecontrol in multitasking. Neuropsychologia, 187.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2023.108614

Borges, U., Pfannenstiel, M., Tsukahara, J.,Laborde, S., Klatt, S., & Raab, M. (2021).Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation via tragus or cymba conchae: Are itspsychophysiological effects dependent on the stimulation area?Int J Psychophysiol.doi:10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2021.01.003

Farmer, A. D., Strzelczyk, A., Finisguerra, A., Gourine, A. V., Gharabaghi, A., Hasan, A., . . .Koenig, J. (2020). International Consensus Based Review and Recommendations forMinimum Reporting Standards in Research on Transcutaneous Vagus NerveStimulation (Version 2020). Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 14, 568051.doi:10.3389/fnhum.2020.568051

Hosang, T., Baum, N.,Laborde, S.,Hoffmann, S. (2018).The sweet taste of dopamine: Theeffects of carbohydrate mouth rinsing on performance monitoring.Poster presented atthe50. Jahrestagung der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Sportpsychologie, 10-12th May2018, Cologne, Germany.

Hosang, T. J.,Laborde, S., Löw, A., Sprengel, M., Baum, N., & Jacobsen, T. (2023).HowAttention Changes in Response to Carbohydrate Mouth Rinsing. Nutrients, 15(13).https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15133053

Gavanda, S., Wehner, F., Isenmann, E., Geisler, S.,Laborde, S., & Held, S.(2025). Theeffects of acute ammonia inhalation on salivary cortisol concentration and bench pressperformance: a randomized, single-blind crossover trial. Sport Sciences for Health.https://doi.org/10.1007/s11332-025-01548-x

Javelle, F., Bloch, W., Borges, U., Burberg, T., Collins, B., Gunasekara, N., Hosang, T. J.,Jacobsen, T.,Laborde, S., Low, A., Schenk, A., Schlagheck, M. L., Schoser, D.,Vogel, A., Walzik, D., & Zimmer, P. (2024). Eight weeks of high-intensity intervaltraining versus stretching do not change the psychoneuroendocrine response to asocial stress test in emotionally impulsive humans. European Journal of AppliedPhysiology.https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-024-05471-w

Sevoz-Couche, C.*, &Laborde, S.*(2022).Heart rate variability and slow-pacedbreathing:when coherence meets resonance.Neuroscience & Biobehavorial Reviews,135, 104576. doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2022.104576