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The frequency composition of a continuous time series of R-R intervals may be viewed as the phasic output of a central processing system intimately dependent on sensory input from a variety of afferent sources. While different measures of heart rate variability permit a glimpse into the autonomic efferent limb of this complex system, direct access of afferent fibers in humans has remained elusive...