Clinical research on the beneficial effects induced by slow-paced breathing has been
increasingly extended in the past twenty years. Improvements in cardiovascular functioning …

Scholars have argued for centuries that affective states involve interoception, or
representations of the state of the body. Yet, we lack a mechanistic understanding of how …

A century-long debate on bodily states and emotions persists. While the involvement of
bodily activity in emotion physiology is widely recognized, the specificity and causal role of …

Functional neurological disorder reflects impairments in brain networks leading to
distressing motor, sensory and/or cognitive symptoms that demonstrate positive clinical …

Animals have sophisticated mechanisms for co** with danger. Freezing is a unique state
that, upon threat detection, allows evidence to be gathered, response possibilities to be …

Interoception refers to the process by which the nervous system senses, interprets, and
integrates signals originating from within the body, providing a moment-by-moment map** …

The microbiota, the gut, and the brain communicate through the microbiota-gut-brain axis in
a bidirectional way that involves the autonomic nervous system. The vagus nerve (VN), the …

Most research in cognitive neuroscience explores how external stimuli are processed by the
brain. However, the brain also receives input from the internal body. We discuss here how …