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Enhanced cardiac perception is associated with benefits in decision-making.

10.1111/j.1469-8986.2009.00855.x
Natalie S Werner, Katharina Jung, Stefan Duschek, Rainer Schandry

  • Listen to your heart (beat): Viscero-sensory feedback leads to better decisions

    03 Nov 2009
    Clinical Cases and Images - Blog
    In a study published in the journal Psychophysiology, the authors claim to provide the first empirical evidence that viscero-sensory feedback from an internal organ is associated with decision-making processes.Participants with accurate vs. poor perception of their heart activity were compared w...
  • Listening to Your Pulse

    05 Oct 2009
    The Frontal Cortex
    An interesting new study looks at how being able to count your own heartbeats - the most elemental form of biofeedback - correlates with better decision-making, at least when playing the Iowa Gambling Task. Here's Kevin Lewis in the Boston Globe Ideas section: A team of psychologists in Germany ...