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Heart rate variability and its perspectives in anthropological studies (review)

Gorbacheva A.K. (1), Golubeva N.K. (2), Fedotova T.K. (1)

1) Lomonosov Moscow State University, Anuchin Institute and Museum of Anthropology, Mokhovaya st., 11, Moscow, 125009, Russia; 2) Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Department of Physiology, Mokhovaya st., 11-4, Moscow, 125009, Russia

Gorbacheva Anna K., PhD.; ORCID ID: 0000-0001-5201-7128; angoria@yandex.ru; Golubeva Nataliya K., PhD.; rektorat@sechenov.ru; Fedotova Tatiana K., PhD., D. Sc.; ORCID ID: 0000-0001-7750-7924; tatiana.fedotova@mail.ru.

Abstract

Heart rate variability (HRV) is fluctuations of the interval between successive heart systoles. Physiological studies of HRV interpret parameters of HRV as valid and objective characteristic of vegetative nervous system (sympathetic and parasympathetic sections), reflecting, in its turn, the dynamics of psycho-emotional status and every stress condition, the level of anxiety, cognitive functions break (attention, motivation). Simultaneously HRV is the most perspective quantitative indicator of vegetative activity, which may be fixed in modern studies by a number of simple devices and methods. The review includes some methodical aspects of HRV measures, genetic influence, sex and age variability, origin and role of the method in space and clinical medicine, sport practice, ecological studies, rare population studies, interdisciplinary aspects, perspectives of the indices in anthropological practice.

Keywords

anthropology; physiology; methodic of analysis of HRV; genetic contribution to HRV; age/sex variability; ethnic peculiarities; reaction to exogenic stress

DOI: 10.32521/2074-8132.2020.3.032-045

Цит.: Gorbacheva A.K., Golubeva N.K., Fedotova T.K. Heart rate variability and its perspectives in anthropological studies (review) // Moscow University Anthropology Bulletin (Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta. Seria XXIII. Antropologia), 2020; 3/2020; с. 32-45

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