The Rhythmic Embodied Perception Framework of breath, brain, and perception.
Neuroscience of Consciousness 2026 Ralph Andrews, Paul M Dockree
Breathing, beyond its metabolic role, has been increasingly implicated in shaping perception, attention, and aspects of cognitive processing. Here, we propose the Rhythmic Embodied Perception (REP) Framework, a multi-level framework linking body and brain to explain how respiration structures conscious experience. At the neurophysiological level, slow respiratory cycles modulate cortical...