ArticleJournal of pain research2025
Individual Autonomic Profiles Influence Brain-Heart Connectivity in Tonic Pain.
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Introduction: Acute pain elicits distinct autonomic responses. Electroencephalography (EEG) and heart rate variability (HRV) provide insights into autonomic and cortical activity to pain, but they often fail to capture the integrated dynamics of brain-heart connectivity. This exploratory study used raw electrocardiogram (ECG) and EEG signals to investigate brain-heart coherence during resting and tonic experimental pain, aiming to detect direct electrical coupling patterns, and explored the influence of individual autonomic response in healthy participants. Methods: EEG, raw ECG data and HRV were collected from 33 healthy participants under two conditions: rest and a cold pressor test where subjects immersed their hand into ice water ( Results: Brain-heart coherence remained stable across conditions, reflecting robust coupling, particularly in delta bands, for both conditions. On group-level HRV analysis revealed increased sympathetic response to pain, evidenced by decreased normal-to-normal interval (p < 0.001) and faster heart rates (p < 0.001). In an exploratory analysis, elevated MSC values (all p<0.05) were seen in theta (Fp1, Cz), alpha-2 (T3, P4), and gamma (Fp1, Pz, T3, P4, O2) bands in the group where PRD decreased (n=16) compared to the group where it increased (n=17). Discussion: These findings highlight the stability of brain-heart coherence during resting and tonic pain in healthy individuals. However, individual autonomic profiles influenced coherence, with enhanced synchronization in the PRD-decreased group and reduced synchronization in the PRD-increased group. These preliminary findings, limited by the exploratory nature and sparse setup, require validation in studies with denser electrode arrays. Coherence analysis provides nuanced insights into brain-heart dynamics, advancing the understanding beyond single-system measures.
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