The Influence of False Cardiac Feedback on Autonomic Markers of Arousal

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KUŘÁTKOVÁ Marie KOZÁKOVÁ Eva MAREČEK Radek ROMAN Robert BEČEV Ondřej SAKÁLOŠOVÁ Lenka BRÁZDIL Milan MAJCHROWICZ B.

Year of publication 2019
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Studia Psychologica
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Central European Institute of Technology

Citation
Web https://www.studiapsychologica.com/uploads/Kuratkova_SP_3_vol.61_2019_pp.133-144.pdf
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.21909/sp.2019.03.778
Keywords false cardiac feedback; interoception; heart rate; respiratory rate; autonomic arousal
Description Interoception plays a key role in experiencing emotions, as it provides information about bodily arousal. Cardiac feedback manipulation proved to be a useful tool for exploring interoceptive processes. However, previous research showed inconclusive results on the influence of synchronous and false cardiac feedback on autonomic arousal. In the present study, we measured the influence of accelerated false cardiac feedback on participants' heart rate, respiratory rate and heart rate variability. Furthermore, we were interested in the modulatory effect of interoceptive accuracy measured by the Schandry task. Participants' ECG and respiratory rate were recorded during experimental task involving presentation of synchronous and false auditory cardiac feedback. Contrary to our assumption, false cardiac feedback elicited deceleration of heart rate and reduction of heart rate variability. Interoceptive accuracy had no effect on either variable. According to participant's reports, cardiac and the respiratory deceleration may come from down-regulatory responses to the distorted feedback.
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