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Cardiovascular reactivity as behavior.

B T Engel1

  • 1National Institute on Aging, Francis Scott Key Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland 21224.

The American Journal of Cardiology
|December 28, 1987
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Physiologic responses, including circulatory responses, are behaviors. These can be innate reflexes, learned reflexes, or central commands, influencing cardiovascular effects and offering clinical applications.

Area of Science:

  • Physiology
  • Behavioral Neuroscience
  • Cardiovascular Science

Background:

  • Physiologic responses are defined as actions or reactions.
  • Neurally mediated responses can operate through three behavioral mechanisms: innate reflexes, learned reflexes, or central commands.
  • Circulatory responses fit these behavioral criteria.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To characterize behavioral mechanisms in the circulation.
  • To describe clinically significant findings related to these mechanisms.
  • To propose applications of behavioral principles in clinical practice.

Main Methods:

  • The study defines behavior and categorizes neurally mediated responses.
  • It applies these behavioral principles to understand circulatory responses.

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  • It reviews experimental and clinical findings.

    • Main Results:

    • Circulatory responses are not only passive reflexes but also reactive and proactive behaviors.
    • These behaviors allow effective environmental interaction and adapt with practice.
    • Behavioral principles explain various cardiovascular effects.

    Conclusions:

    • Neurally mediated circulatory responses function as innate reflexes, learned reflexes, or central commands.
    • Understanding these behavioral mechanisms is crucial for explaining cardiovascular effects.
    • Applying behavioral principles to circulatory responses can yield clinically significant outcomes.