Human feelings: why are some more aware than others?
A D Bud Craig
Trends in Cognitive Sciences June 2004 DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2004.04.004 (opens in new tab)
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| Key points | The text reports that heartbeat timing perception is mediated by the right anterior insular cortex, whose activity and size correlate with subjective awareness of inner body feelings and emotionality. It states these results support the somatic-marker hypothesis of consciousness and the concept that human awareness depends on a phylogenetically distinct interoceptive pathway. |
Abstract
A recent article reports that human perception of heartbeat timing is mediated by right (non-dominant) anterior insular cortex, and that the activity and the size of this region is directly correlated with individuals' subjective awareness of inner body feelings and emotionality. These results support the somatic-marker hypothesis of consciousness (a modern successor to the James-Lange theory of emotion) and the neuroanatomical concept that human awareness is based on a phylogenetically distinct interoceptive pathway.
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