Neuroimaging and psychophysiological investigation of the link between anxiety, enhanced affective r
Objective: Anxiety is associated with increased physiological reactivity and also increased “interoceptive” sensitivity to such changes...
Fear from the Heart: Sensitivity to Fear Stimuli Depends on Individual Heartbeats
Abstract Cognitions and emotions can be influenced by bodily physiology. Here, we investigated whether the processing of brief fear...
Q&A: Sarah Garfinkel, consciousness researcher, on your sixth sense
Can you detect your own heartbeat? If so, you may have the power of interoception and even have a richer emotional life. Here's how to...
What the heart forgets: Cardiac timing influences memory for words and is modulated by metacognition
Abstract Mental functions are influenced by states of physiological arousal. Afferent neural activity from arterial baroreceptors at...
A Single Brain Structure May Give Winners That Extra Physical Edge
An extraordinary insula helps elite athletes better anticipate their body's upcoming feelings, improving their physical reactions All...
