Respiratory Psychophysiology: Proceedings of an International Symposium Held at the Wenner-Gren Center, Stockholm, September 14-15, 1987 (Wenner-Gren Center International Symposium Series)

There is a growing scientific interest in the sensations related to breathing in health and disease, and on the roles of cortical and other forebrain functions in breathing behaviour. Respiratory Psychophysiology discusses the current theoretical and clinical problems relating to the physiology, pathophysiology and psychology of respiratory functions. The multidisciplinary approaches by the authors make this book an integrated and comprehensive account of the mechanisms involved in the conscious and subconscious control of breathing and their clinical significance. Particular attention is paid to psychophysical and psychosomatic aspects, notably of breathlessness and hyperventilation. New information is also provided on bronchopulmonary and chest wall receptor mechanisms, respiratory sensations and psychophysics, respiration in various behavioural situations, psychophysiology in asthmatics, and emotional disturbances and psychiatric disorders. Front Matter....Pages i-xi Introduction: Forebrain Control of Breathing Behaviour....Pages 1-14 Front Matter....Pages 15-15 The ‘Think Test’: A Mental Stress Test for Unmasking Hyperventilation in Cardiovascular Disorders....Pages 17-20 Do the Changes in Respiratory Pattern and Ventilation Seen with Different Behavioural Situations Reflect Metabolic Demands?....Pages 21-28 Alterations of Inspiratory and Expiratory Control During Silent and Spoken Speech....Pages 29-33 Respiratory Sensations and the Voluntary Control of Breathing....Pages 35-45 Respiratory Patterning after Prolonged Voluntary Hyperventilation in Man....Pages 47-51 Psychophysiology of Asthmatic Patients at Night....Pages 53-62 Front Matter....Pages 63-63 Respiratory Psychophysics: A Methodological Overview....Pages 65-78 Respiratory Sensations During Exercise, Hypercapnia and Voluntary Hyperventilation....Pages 79-86 Panic Disorder and Perception of Added Loads to Breathing....Pages 87-91 Comparison of Ventilatory Strategies During Automatic and Voluntary Breathing....Pages 93-101 Multivariate Support for Three Distinct Approaches to the Assessment of Respiratory Sensation in Patients with Obstructive Lung Disease....Pages 103-112 Strategies to Reduce the Effort of Breathing: Electromyographic and Inspirometry Biofeedback....Pages 113-122 Front Matter....Pages 123-123 Breathlessness and Respiratory Esophageal Pressure....Pages 125-131 Diagnostic Criteria for the Hyperventilation Syndrome....Pages 133-140 Chronic Hyperventilation and Panic Attacks During Sleep....Pages 141-149 Front Matter....Pages 151-151 Upper and Lower Airways’ Receptors in Respiratory Load Perception....Pages 153-160 Proprioceptive Chest Wall Afferents and the Effect on Respiratory Sensation....Pages 161-166 Adenosine Stimulated Respiration and Pain in Man: Examples of Adenosine Receptor Modulated Afferent Information....Pages 167-173 Mechanisms of Respiratory Augmentation by Adenosine: Role of Vagal Pulmonary Afferents....Pages 175-182 Front Matter....Pages 151-151 What is ‘a Normal CO2’?....Pages 183-192 Back Matter....Pages 193-199 Material from a symposium which created a platform for transdisciplinary discussions on current theoretical and clinical problems on physiological, pathophysiological and psychological aspects of respiratory functions. It contains contributions from researchers in various disciplines worldwide.