The link between Breathing and Anxiety

This study involved neuroimaging of a novel breathing-related interoceptive learning paradigm, providing the first empirical insight into the brain activity associated with interoceptive predictions and prediction errors.

Educational Objectives

Educational Aim:
The aim of this article was to investigate the link between anxiety and interoception (or the perception of internal bodily states) specifically with respect to breathing.

Editor's comments:
This was a difficult article to get through, but very satisfying once I had worked out questions.

Educational Outcomes:
Upon completion of this module practitioners should have a clear understanding of:

1. miscommunication between the brain and the body initiates and perpetuates symptoms of anxiety

2. Brain activity is related to dynamic interoceptive learning
3. Anterior insula activity related to the certainty of predictions about breathing resistance was found to differ between trait anxiety levels.

Instructions for this Module

• Read the supplied reading material and complete the quiz that follows;
• You have three attempts to pass the quiz;
• The pass grade is 70%;
• You need to pass the quiz to claim your CPD certificate;
• Please click on the CPD certificate link below to claim your CPD certificate and to update your CPD Manager.

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