H
Herbert Benson
Researcher at Harvard University
Publications - 175
Citations - 21645
Herbert Benson is an academic researcher from Harvard University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Relaxation (psychology) & Anxiety. The author has an hindex of 65, co-authored 175 publications receiving 20807 citations. Previous affiliations of Herbert Benson include National Institutes of Health & Massachusetts Mental Health Center.
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Assessment of autonomic function in human by heart rate spectral analysis
B. Pomeranz,Robert J.B. Macaulay,M. A. Caudill,I. Kutz,Dan Adam,Deborah M. Gordon,K. M. Kilborn,A. C. Barger,Daniel C. Shannon,Richard J. Cohen,Herbert Benson +10 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors assessed spontaneous heart rate fluctuations by use of autonomic blocking agents and changes in posture, and found that low-frequency fluctuations (below 0.12 Hz) in the supine position are mediated entirely by the parasympathetic nervous system.
Book
The Relaxation Response
TL;DR: The Relaxation Response has become the classic reference recommended by most health care professionals and authorities to treat the harmful effects of stress.
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Meditation experience is associated with increased cortical thickness
Sara W. Lazar,Catherine E. Kerr,Rachel H. Wasserman,Jeremy R. Gray,Douglas N. Greve,Michael T. Treadway,Metta McGarvey,Brian T. Quinn,Jeffery A. Dusek,Herbert Benson,Scott L. Rauch,Christopher I. Moore,Bruce Fischl +12 more
TL;DR: Between-group differences in prefrontal cortical thickness were most pronounced in older participants, suggesting that meditation might offset age-related cortical thinning, and data provide the first structural evidence for experience-dependent cortical plasticity associated with meditation practice.
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Triggering of acute myocardial infarction onset by episodes of anger. Determinants of Myocardial Infarction Onset Study Investigators.
Murray A. Mittleman,Malcolm Maclure,Jane B. Sherwood,Richard P. Mulry,Geoffrey H. Tofler,Sue C. Jacobs,Richard A. Friedman,Herbert Benson,James E. Muller +8 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors found that emotionally stressful events, and more specifically, anger, immediately precede and appear to trigger the onset of acute myocardial infarction.
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Functional brain mapping of the relaxation response and meditation.
Sara W. Lazar,CA George Bush,Randy L. Gollub,Gregory L. Fricchione,Gurucharan Singh Khalsa,Herbert Benson +5 more
TL;DR: The results indicate that the practice of meditation activates neural structures involved in attention and control of the autonomic nervous system.