Cardiac signals shape insular cortex activity and emotion coding
Meryl Malézieux, Jeong Yeongseok, Andrea Ressle, Bianca Schmid, Nadine Gogolla
This study shows that cardiac signals influence activity in the posterior insular cortex and emotional processing, with neurons tuned to heartbeats during specific phases of the cardiac cycle.
bioRxiv · Mar 20, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience