Animal Models of Breathing Effects on Emotion Regulation

Jack Feldman, PhD

Research Professor Emeritus, Neurobiology,

David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSOM) at UCLA

Neurobehavioral Effects of Controlled Breathing on Self-Regulation

Dara Ghahremani, PhD

Associate Researcher, Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, DGSOM

Your Brain on Breathing: Breathing Map of the Brain

Paul Macey, PhD

Professor, UCLA School of Nursing

Interoception in Action: How Heart-and Breath-Brain Communication

Shapes Mental Health

Sahib Khalsa, MD, PhD

Research Physician, Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, DGSOM

Mechanisms Supporting the Regulation of Pain by Mindfulness

Meditation and Slow-Breathing Practices

Fadel Zeidan, PhD

Professor, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Center of

Pain Medicine, T. Denny Sanford Institute for Empathy and

Compassion, University of California, San Diego        – and –

Breathing Based Mind – Body Therapies for Mental Health and Aging

Helen Lavretsky, MD, MS (Chair)

Professor-in-Residence, Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, DGSOM

Contact – Dr. Levretsky – hlavretsky@mednet.ucla.edu