A MODEL OF NEURAL CONTROL OF THE HEART-RATE

A simple model of heart rate regulation is proposed, using the assumption that the nervous system regulates the generation of pulses of the pacemaker. Previous values of intervals between heart beats (RR intervals) are used for this regulation, which is described by a nonlinear feedback loop with time delay. The conductance of the excitation in the heart is phenomenologically described by one nonlinear function (recovery curve). The model reproduces time series of RR intervals, Different known patterns of heart rate variability are observed, depending on the type of control and the parameter values.