psychologists discover why our brain suppresses the perception of our own heartbeat /

Published at 2016-05-05 04:38:38

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Our heart is constantly beating yet we normally conclude not feel it. It turns out that our brain is capable of filtering out the cardiac sensation so that it doesn’t interfere with the brain’s ability to perceive external sensations. For the first time, researchers from the Center for Neuroprosthetics at EPFL beget identified this mechanism. [...]

Source: psypost.org

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