Classic Bayesian models of perceptual inference describe how an ideal observer would
integrate 'unisensory'measurements (multisensory integration) and attribute sensory signals …

Human cognition and action can be influenced by internal bodily processes such as
heartbeats. For instance, somatosensory perception is impaired both during the systolic …

The brain continuously processes information coming from both the external environment
and visceral signals generated by the body. This constant information exchange between …

A code is generally defined as a system of signals or symbols for communication.
Experimental evidence is synthesized for the presence and utility of such communication in …

Considering recent findings that breathing influences cognitive processes, two experiments
explored the relationship between breathing and visuo-spatial attention. In Experiment 1, a …

This study investigates the goal/habit imbalance theory of compulsion in obsessive-
compulsive disorder (OCD), which postulates enhanced habit formation, increased …

Natural fluctuations in cardiac activity modulate brain activity associated with sensory stimuli,
as well as perceptual decisions about low magnitude, near-threshold stimuli. However, little …

For more than a century it has been proposed that visceral and vasomotor changes inside
the body influence and reflect our experience of the world. For instance, cardiac rhythms …

Body illusions such as the Rubber Hand Illusion (RHI) have highlighted how multisensory
integration underpins the sense of one's own body. Much of this research has focused on …

The autonomic nervous system plays a vital role in self-regulation and responding to
environmental demands. Autonomic dynamics have been hypothesized to be involved in …