Investigating Alterations in Vagus Nerve Activity Via Heart Rate Variability in Individuals with Bulimia Nervosa Symptoms and a Healthy Comparison Sample

Poster Session VII - Research Proposal Posters

Keyword: Eating

Abstract: The proposed experiment will assess changes in heart rate variability, a proxy of vagus nerve activity, in response to a laboratory stress task among undergraduate students with bulimic symptoms and a healthy control group. Results will help to elucidate potential autonomic nervous system dysregulation in the pathogenesis of bulimia nervosa.

• Julia Gervasio (Presenting Author)
• Todd Girard (Author)
• Kristin Vickers (Author)