Why the study?
Differences in thinking styles are linked to variations in behavior and brain activity, but whether these differences manifest at the level of neuro-visceral coordination remained to be tested.
Does solving cognitive tasks in field-dependent and field-independent conditions alter heart rate complexity differently in analytic versus holistic thinkers?
Population
52 participants with analytic and holistic thinking styles
Comparison
Analytic vs holistic thinkers at rest, during a simple motor task, and cognitive tasks
Key result
Analytic thinkers exhibited significantly higher heart rate complexity (p=0.02) and longer response times (781 ms vs 651 ms, p=0.01) during holistic cognitive tasks compared to holistic thinkers.
Authors
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Differences in thinking styles may associate with HRV; leaves open neuro-visceral coordination as a research target.
Cross-Sectional (n=52)
No
Does solving cognitive tasks in field-dependent and field-independent conditions alter heart rate complexity differently in analytic versus holistic thinkers?
p-value: p=0.02
Differences in holistic and analytic thinking styles are reflected in neuro-visceral coordination, specifically heart rate complexity, during cognitive tasks.
Bakhchina et al. (2021) conducted a cross-sectional in Healthy participants (n=52). Analytic thinking style vs. Holistic thinking style was evaluated on Heart rate complexity (Sample Entropy) during holistic tasks (p=0.02). Analytic thinkers exhibited significantly higher heart rate complexity (p=0.02) and longer response times (781 ms vs 651 ms, p=0.01) during holistic cognitive tasks compared to holistic thinkers.
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