Afferent signals from the body play an important role for emotional and motivational aspects
of behavior. Nevertheless, little is known about the cortical and subcortical structures …

Different emotions are accompanied by different bodily states and it is unclear which brain
structures are involved in both, the cerebral representation of the bodily change and the …

Heartbeat evoked potentials (HEP) were recorded from good and poor heartbeat perceivers
under two conditions differing in focus of attention. Under the first condition (ATT), subjects …

Interoception is the ability to perceive one's internal body state including visceral sensations.
Heart-focused interoception has received particular attention, in part due to a readily …

Even though humans are mostly not aware of their heartbeats, several heartbeat-related
effects have been reported to influence conscious perception. It is not clear whether these …

The heart continuously and cyclically communicates with the brain. Beyond homeostatic
regulation and sensing, recent neuroscience research has started to shed light on brain …

Heartbeat-evoked brain potentials (HEPs) are an index of the cortical reflection of cardiac
interoceptive signals. Studies which have examined interoception in adolescents with the …

Our perception of the external world is influenced by internal bodily signals. For example, we
recently showed that timing of stimulation along the cardiac cycle and spontaneous …

The perception of visceral signals plays a crucial role in many theories of emotions. The
present study was designed to investigate the relationship between interoceptive awareness …

The processing and perception of individual internal bodily signals (interoception) has been
differentiated to comprise different levels and processes involved. The so-called heartbeat …