Heartrate and Breathing Effects on Attention and Memory 1

Participants will play a few brain training games using an online interface each day. These games train attention, memory and other cognitive functions.

After completing brain training, they will then immediately do one 15-minute session of paced breathing, followed by a second 15-min session of paced breathing later in the day. During the paced breathing sessions, participants will clip a pulse monitor to their ear lobe and try to inhale and exhale in synchrony with a ball that moves up and down on the screen. They will receive heart rate biofeedback regarding whether they are achieving their relaxation/alertness goal.