Cortical and subcortical brain networks predict prevailing heart rate.
Amy Isabella SentisJavier Rasero DapartePeter J GianarosTimothy D VerstynenPublished in: bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology (2024)
Using whole brain fMRI data, we reliably predicted instantaneous heart period within and across individuals from the activity of a network of cortical and subcortical brain regions, many linked to psychological stress. This adds to existing evidence on brain-heart interactions and constitutes a step towards developing clinically-applicable biomarkers of brain contributions to CVD risk.