Heartbeat-Related Bodily Processing Shapes Transition Patterns in Self-Related Spontaneous Thought
Mai Sakuragi, Kazushi Shinagawa, Yuri Terasawa, Yuto Tanaka, Satoshi Umeda
This study shows that heartbeat-related bodily processing influences the organization of spontaneous thought, with higher cardiac interoceptive accuracy linked to more self-related thought transitions.
bioRxiv · Aug 28, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience