Measuring Cardiac Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) Activity in Toddlers - Resting and Developmental Challenges

Nicole R. Bush; Zoe K. Caron; Katherine S. Blackburn; Abbey Alkon

doi:10.3791/53652

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Measuring Cardiac Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) Activity in Toddlers – Resting and Developmental Challenges

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Measuring Cardiac Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) Activity in Toddlers – Resting and Developmental Challenges

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February 25, 2016

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Nicole R. Bush^1,2, Zoe K. Caron¹, Katherine S. Blackburn¹, Abbey Alkon³

¹Department of Psychiatry,University of California, San Francisco, ²Department of Pediatrics,University of California, San Francisco, ³School of Nursing,University of California, San Francisco

Summary

We describe the methods for continuous monitoring of the autonomic nervous system under resting and challenge conditions with 18 month old children. Results revealed that this protocol can produce meaningful physiological responses in both branches of the autonomic nervous system and elicit significant individual variability in patterns of responses.