Emotions and bodily sensations evoked by cardiac adenosine stress
Ksenia Egorova, Teemu Maaniitty, Henri Kärpijoki, Antti Saraste, Juhani M. Knuuti, Lauri Nummenmaa
This study shows that peripheral physiological activation from adenosine stress testing can drive subjective emotional experiences, providing causal evidence for the embodied nature of emotions.
bioRxiv · Jun 17, 2026 · PreprintPhysiology