Feeling your heartbeat helps read others' minds

• Autores: Helen Thomson
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3124, 2017, pág. 10
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • People who are more aware of their heartbeat are better at perceiving the emotions of others--a finding that might help some people with autism. To generate emotions, it is thought that people first need to interpret their body's internal state--a process called interoception. So if people see a rabid dog, they feel fear only once they recognise an increase in their heart rate or feel their palms get sweaty.