Norman Forschack

This study examines brain activity and network changes during conscious vs. unconscious tactile perception using fMRI, finding increased BOLD activity in specific regions but no significant changes in whole-brain network metrics.

This study identifies two heartbeat-related modulations of somatosensory perception and evoked potentials using electroencephalography, showing how internal signals influence conscious perception.

The paper investigates how cardiac cycle phases and heart rate affect conscious somatosensory perception and finds higher detection during diastole with stronger cardiac deceleration after correct detections.