Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · View the paper (DOI)
Researchers found that brain activity changes with heartbeat, suppressing certain components associated with consciousness during systole, leading to reduced detection of weak stimuli. Additionally, a large heartbeat-evoked potential indicates focus on internal bodily signals over external environmental cues.
Coverage from 2 institutions
- How the heart affects our perception Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences · Apr 28, 2020 · first to report
- Feeling with the heart National Research University Higher School of Economics · Jul 9, 2020