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The Coherent Heart: Heart-Brain Interactions, Psychophysiological Coherence, and the Emergence of System-Wide Order Kindle Edition

by Dr. Rollin McCraty (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 12 ratings
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The Coherent Heart is the Institute of HeartMath's most comprehensive scientific monograph. It provides an in-depth understanding of the role of the heart role in the emergence of system-wide coherence and new research findings on how heart-brain interactions affect various aspects of cognitive performance. The Coherent Heart explores communication within and among the body's systems through the generation and transmission of rhythms and patterns in the nervous and hormonal systems. Using the pattern of the heart's rhythmic activity as the primary physiological marker, six different modes of psychophysiological function are identified, distinguished by their physiological, mental, and emotional correlates. Building on these empirical findings, IHM's research on the psychophysiology of emotions is synthesized for the first time in a typology—a conceptual "map"—of psychophysiological interaction, which is presented graphically. Explored in depth are the characteristics and benefits of the psychophysiological coherence mode, associated with sustained positive emotions and a global shift to increased synchronization and harmony in psychophysiological processes.

Topics covered include how coherence aids in pain reduction, the interactions between heart rhythms and respiration, and how heart coherence affects emotional experience and hormones such as cortisol and oxytocin. Of particular interest is the thorough discussion of how coherence improves cognitive performance, which highlights how the heart and brain interact to affect cognitive processes. This section provides a review of past research on heart-brain interactions, presents new research data on heart coherence, and introduces a new hypothesis regarding the influence of "macro-scale" patterns of heart activity on cognition.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B008BB95S8
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (June 12, 2012)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 12, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1480 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 219 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 12 ratings

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Ina Albert
5.0 out of 5 stars Coherent Heart a must for understanding communication.
Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2014
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The Coherent Heart was one of the sources that I used to create Granny Greeny Says..Listen Louder, an intergenerational picture about listening. Granny is the best listener we know because she understand the coherent heart. This is a wonderful examination of how we communicate and the importance of understanding the vibrations that we feel with another person. Anyone interested in communication theory and what happens in the space in between two people when they talk to one another will profit from this book.
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Albert Wagner
2.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy the Kindle version
Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2023
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This book was written for paper version only. On a Kindle it is impossible to reference a Figure and the large amount of text describing it. This renders most of the book useless on a Kindle.
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Julian Z
5.0 out of 5 stars Well-written; fascinating information.
Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2015
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Well-written. Excellent summary. Some parts are written so an academic would like to read them.
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