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Front Neural Circuits October 2017 PMID 28127277

Breathing as a Fundamental Rhythm of Brain Function.

Detlef H Heck, Samuel S McAfee, Yu Liu, Abbas Babajani-Feremi, Roozbeh Rezaie, Walter J Freeman, James W Wheless, Andrew C Papanicolaou, Miklós Ruszinkó, Yury Sokolov, Robert Kozma

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Discussions frequently reference the scientific aspects of breathing’s role in brain activity, as seen in posts mentioning studies on respiratory brain coupling and comments on yoga’s health benefits. The tone varies from enthusiastic support for yoga’s positive effects to scientific curiosity about how breathing influences cognition, with words like 'game changer' and 'must consider' underscoring perceived importance and relevance.

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Most discussions recognize the importance of breathing as a core aspect of brain function, with some explicitly supporting the article's central thesis, especially in relation to yoga and holistic health approaches.

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The discussions reveal a high level of curiosity, with many posts exploring scientific connections between breathing, yoga, and brain activity, indicating strong engagement with the topic.

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Several posts go beyond surface reactions, referencing scientific studies, highlighting personal experiences with yoga, and discussing potential implications, demonstrating deep engagement.

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While some posts emphasize the scientific significance and potential health benefits, many are exploratory or anecdotal, suggesting perceived impact but not unanimous consensus on transformative influence.

Abstract in brief

  • The text explains that ongoing brain activity, once thought to be just random noise, actually shows structured patterns like oscillations at different frequencies that influence how we perceive and respond to sensory information.
  • It highlights that these fluctuations are driven not only by internal processes and inputs from the body but also by breathing, which adds a rhythmic component to brain activity through sensory pathways.
  • The authors propose that this breathing-related rhythm helps organize brain dynamics over time, linking our mental functions to the natural rhythm of breathing.]
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Guy Fincham, PhD
@breath_Guy · X

Breathing as a Fundamental Rhythm of Brain Function

Jul 15, 2025 · 7 likes · 2 shares · 2,078 followers View post →
p_means_Problems
@j_potatoe · X

@OnkelBlogs @PoisonGurrl https://t.co/YiHlyWIHd8

Feb 3, 2021 · 2 likes · 155 followers View post →
Micah G. Allen
@micahgallen · X

@tweet_dispencer I am about to submit an opinion/review article on respiratory brain coupling, so will share that soon. Here are a few priors: https://t.co/ux7TSrniw5 https://t.co/QgxptghJ5N

Jun 11, 2021 · 1 like · 23,201 followers View post →
Guy Fincham, PhD
@breath_Guy · X

https://t.co/pEyn87Z5nd

Jul 15, 2025 · 1 like · 2,078 followers View post →
CHECK ON
@check_on_tips · X

@maithi_nkjat ein neues Video veröffentlicht. Sehr interessant: Yoga wissenschaftlich geprüft https://t.co/Ax8epyPjP9 via @YouTube #FUNKMASCHINE #Gesundheit #Wissen #maiLab @Hippiemaedchen https://t.co/zW810wTHe3

Oct 6, 2019 · 1 like · 1 share · 47 followers View post →
Flora Hirschmugl
@raschmugl · X

Ich habe vor ca. 1 Jahr mit Yoga angefangen. Seitdem bin ich flexibler und achte mehr auf eine bessere Atmung. Es tut mir gut. Doch der Hype dahinter ist der Wahnsinn. Was sagt die Wissenschaft zu den Effekten von Yoga? mailab hat sich dem Thema gewidmet. https://t.co/a6Y5LSDGKL

Oct 7, 2019 · 1 like · 30 followers View post →

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Jakub Schimmelpfennig
@psychedmt · X

RT @breath_Guy: Breathing as a Fundamental Rhythm of Brain Function

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Geosh
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RT @breath_Guy: Breathing as a Fundamental Rhythm of Brain Function

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Guy Fincham, PhD
@breath_Guy · X

Breathing as a Fundamental Rhythm of Brain Function

Jul 15, 2025 · 7 likes · 2 shares · 2,078 followers View post →
Guy Fincham, PhD
@breath_Guy · X

https://t.co/pEyn87Z5nd

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Cookieguroo
@cookieguroo · X

@DocOnco @YouTube Die Yoga Sendung war dito eine Katastrophe. Insbesondere weil bei post covid, long covid und post vac Yoga einer der wenigen Ersthelfer sein kann vs. einer relativ hilflosen Medizin. Wenn man Yoga aber schon 2019 desavouiert hat…tja.

Oct 1, 2023 · 74 followers View post →
Thomas Doppler
@thomas_doppler · X

@dr_larcher @Sanny11468 Hier wird das u.a. diskutiert: https://t.co/xKHH9NnT1X

Nov 18, 2022 · 260 followers View post →
Robert W. Williams
@robwilliamsiii · X

Not enough. On it. But his latest paper in 2017 was in collaboration with my colleague, Detlef Heck—a paper on breathing as a key driver of CNS activity. Detlef would love your work Leslie. Will highlight for him. https://t.co/2wNHJ6tN91 https://t.co/LX3CfJmSqN

Sep 6, 2022 · 1,198 followers View post →
Break Up DC
@BreakItUp3 · X

@ModeledBehavior This is my takeaway from Baras stuff - human brains measure time based on breathing - when you breathe very very slowly time slows down, hyper-fast it speeds up https://t.co/oxyHEsQByx

Apr 25, 2022 · 361 followers View post →
Silvia
@siba2806 · X

Yoga wissenschaftlich geprüft https://t.co/8o5jRjj5Cu via @YouTube

Jan 18, 2022 · 208 followers View post →
Christoph Lieske - D-126
@clieske2016 · X

Yoga wissenschaftlich geprüft https://t.co/0qZEXUZXVw via @YouTube

Nov 27, 2021 · 802 followers View post →
Euleweis
@Euleweis · X

Yoga wissenschaftlich geprüft https://t.co/SpdXbqvD0g via @YouTube

Nov 17, 2021 · 473 followers View post →
Monika Kreusel
@monikakreusel · X

Ich gestehe euch mal was, früher war ich in einem #Yoga-Zentrum. Für meine skeptischen Ohren war es allerdings mit der Entspannung dort mitunter schnell vorbei, daher bin ich nicht mehr hingegangen. Aber dieses #maiLab-Video möchte ich empfehlen: (3/x) https://t.co/WgrAXQR4vh

Sep 21, 2021 · 859 followers View post →
Micah G. Allen
@micahgallen · X

@tweet_dispencer I am about to submit an opinion/review article on respiratory brain coupling, so will share that soon. Here are a few priors: https://t.co/ux7TSrniw5 https://t.co/QgxptghJ5N

Jun 11, 2021 · 1 like · 23,201 followers View post →
p_means_Problems
@j_potatoe · X

@OnkelBlogs @PoisonGurrl https://t.co/YiHlyWIHd8

Feb 3, 2021 · 2 likes · 155 followers View post →
The Teaqualizer
@Bob_zu_Ross · X

@Christa29930995 Wie die liebe mai gezeigt hat, ist yoga durch aus fördernd für die Gesundheit, auch wenn man es noch nicht ganz erklären kann, ist die positive wirkung von Yoga nachgewiesen. Und außerdem ist das beste gegen Covid 19 ein starkes Imunsystem. https://t.co/5sRnCftSGo

Oct 6, 2020 · 20 followers View post →
Farbenfreundin
@farbenfreundin · X

My day starts with #Yoga #Yogalover #StayHome https://t.co/FCAghhryt7

Apr 28, 2020 · 784 followers View post →
Tirza #NoHate #NoWar #NoCovid
@TirtsasKram · X

Yoga wissenschaftlich geprüft https://t.co/Hd1rnELGOh via @YouTube

Apr 22, 2020 · 1,789 followers View post →
Kira☆DeKira
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Yoga wissenschaftlich geprüft https://t.co/HWr0thAGmy via @YouTube

Feb 11, 2020 · 604 followers View post →
Die_Villa_Braslavsky
@DieVilla4 · X

Shout out an @maithi_nk https://t.co/EqCqrRzGwW

Nov 17, 2019 · 8,088 followers View post →
Flora Hirschmugl
@raschmugl · X

Ich habe vor ca. 1 Jahr mit Yoga angefangen. Seitdem bin ich flexibler und achte mehr auf eine bessere Atmung. Es tut mir gut. Doch der Hype dahinter ist der Wahnsinn. Was sagt die Wissenschaft zu den Effekten von Yoga? mailab hat sich dem Thema gewidmet. https://t.co/a6Y5LSDGKL

Oct 7, 2019 · 1 like · 30 followers View post →
Anna zwitschert
@AnnaLuhrs · X

@ovnnde @FuzzyLeapfrog Ich empfehle etwas Bildung mit @maithi_nk zum Thema Yoga, so fürs Gewissen.

Oct 7, 2019 · 406 followers View post →
Đức Hiếu
@BruceLe19989726 · X

Wie immer bißchen langaaaaaaaatmich ihre Videos, aber stets superdupersympathisch: #maithi_nk on Yoga^^ https://t.co/PUcfGcCsSV

Oct 6, 2019 · 698 followers View post →
Andreas Hahn
@andyhof · X

Yoga wissenschaftlich geprüft von @maithi_nk - https://t.co/79LkhX4rT7 via @YouTube

Oct 6, 2019 · 353 followers View post →
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@chabis_ch · X

#ScienceReclaimsTheWWW #Science #FightFakeScience #MakeScienceGreatAgain #Wissenschaft #WissKomm #Scicomm Yoga wissenschaftlich geprüft https://t.co/qWzlgyiW4u via @YouTube

Oct 6, 2019 · 458 followers View post →
Achim Schlafschaf, der ein Rolf ist
@AchimDG · X

Was ist dran an Yoga? Yoga wissenschaftlich geprüft. Neues Video von @maithi_nk. https://t.co/N8VopAIE7m

Oct 6, 2019 · 445 followers View post →
CHECK ON
@check_on_tips · X

@maithi_nkjat ein neues Video veröffentlicht. Sehr interessant: Yoga wissenschaftlich geprüft https://t.co/Ax8epyPjP9 via @YouTube #FUNKMASCHINE #Gesundheit #Wissen #maiLab @Hippiemaedchen https://t.co/zW810wTHe3

Oct 6, 2019 · 1 like · 1 share · 47 followers View post →
DMT Quest
@dmt_quest · X

RT @souljerky: @Q4LT00 #pranayama correlation—Realize that these “Oscillatory rhythms…phase-locked to respiration may help to synchronize l…

Jul 8, 2019 · 1 share · 2,458 followers View post →