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The influence of physiological signals on cognition

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posted on 2023-06-09, 16:00 authored by Hugo CritchleyHugo Critchley, Sarah Garfinkel
Dynamic changes in bodily physiology influence perceptual, affective and cognitive processes. Behaviour is shaped by interoception, that is the processing of afferent information concerning internal state. Physiological signals, such as heartbeats, selectively facilitate, compete with, or inhibit, information processing across psychological domains, often providing a proximate mechanism for pervasive effects of emotions. There is increasing recognition of these influences on cognition, and a growing knowledge concerning underlying neural substrates. Recent theoretical models, notably interoceptive predictive coding, apply concepts of the 'Bayesian brain' and active inference to feeling states, agency and embodiment. Here we describe the impact of interoceptive signals on cognitive processes.

Funding

Cardiac control of fear in brain; G1120; EUROPEAN UNION; 324150 CCFIB

Sackler Centre - donation; G1813; SACKLER-DR MORTIMER AND THERESA SACKLER FOUNDATION

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Publication status

  • Published

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  • Published version

Journal

Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences

ISSN

2352-1546

Publisher

Elsevier

Volume

19

Page range

13-18

Department affiliated with

  • BSMS Neuroscience Publications

Research groups affiliated with

  • Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science Publications
  • Sussex Neuroscience Publications

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Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2018-11-26

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2018-11-23

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