10-Second heart rate variability and cognitive function in old age

Conclusions:
Participants with lower 10-second HRV have worse performance in reaction time and processing speed and experience steeper decline in their processing speed, independent of medications, cardiovascular risk factors, and comorbidities.

Source: Neurology - March 21, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Mahinrad, S., Jukema, J. W., van Heemst, D., Macfarlane, P. W., Clark, E. N., de Craen, A. J. M., Sabayan, B. Tags: All Cerebrovascular disease/Stroke, All Cognitive Disorders/Dementia, All epidemiology ARTICLE Source Type: research