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Ways the heart communicates with the brain and body - Coggle Diagram
Ways the heart communicates with the brain and body
Neurological communication
through the transmission of nerve
impulses
Nervous System
Parasympathetic- Calms us and slows heart rate
Sympathetic- Flight or fight response, Indicated by increased heart rate
Biochemical communication
Hormones
atrial peptide aka balance hormone
Increased atrial peptide inhibits the
release of stress hormones, reduces sympathetic outflow, and appears to interact with the immune system.
Neurotransmitters
heart contains cells that
synthesize and release catecholamines (norepinephrine, epinephrine and dopamine)
Oxytocin
involved in cognition, tolerance, trust and friendship and the establishment of enduring pair-bonds
Biophysical communication
Pules waves
Pressure waves
Energetic communication
Electromagnetic Feilds
Vagus Nerve
Carries many signals from heart to brain
Cardiovascular
influences perception and cognitive performance
Cognitive performance fluctuated at a rhythm around 10 hertz through the cardiac cycle
Cortical functions resulted from ascending cardiovascular inputs on neurons in the thalamus,
which globally synchronizes cortical activity
Intrinsic cardiac nervous system (neurocardiology)
(heart-brain) can influence activity in the frontocortical areas and motor cortex, affecting psychological factors such as attention level, motivation, perceptual sensitivity and emotional processing.
an intricate network of complex ganglia, neurotransmitters, proteins and support cells, the same as those of the brain in the head
Short and long term memory functions
Operates independently
After information is process the right signal sent to heart's sinoatrial node or other tissues in the heart.
Neural output
travels to the brain via ascending pathways in the both the spinal column and vagus nerves, where it travels to the medulla, hypothalamus, thalamus and amygdala and then to the cerebral cortex
Heart brain communication pathways
Afferent Pathways
