Jane Elizabeth Aspell

Reduction of auditory input improves performance on the heartbeat tracking task, but does not necessarily enhance interoception

This study shows that wearing ear-protectors improves heartbeat tracking task performance, especially for those with lower baseline interoceptive accuracy, but does not enhance interoception itself.

Maternal brain gain: enlarged representation of the peripersonal space in pregnancy

The paper investigates changes in peripersonal space (PPS) representation during pregnancy and finds that PPS expands in the third trimester, possibly to protect the abdomen.