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Interoception is associated with heartbeat-evoked brain potentials (HEPs) in adolescents

Mai, Sandra, Wong, Chung Ki, Georgiou, Eleana, Pollatos, Olga·2018·Biological Psychology

Abstract

Heartbeat-evoked brain potentials (HEPs) are an index of the cortical reflection of cardiac interoceptive signals. Studies which have examined interoception in adolescents with the use of HEPs are not known to the authors so far. This study investigated the function of the HEP as a marker of interoception in adolescents. EEG and ECG were recorded in 46 adolescents during a resting condition and during a heartbeat detection task. Participants were asked for confidence in their interoceptive accuracy during heartbeat perception. HEPs appeared during both conditions, showing maximal activity over frontocentral electrodes in the heartbeat condition, and highest activity over occipital locations in the resting condition. Interoceptive accuracy (IAc) was positively associated with the HEP at frontocentral locations only for the heartbeat condition. Interoceptive sensibility was not associated with the HEP. No significant association between IAc and interoceptive sensibility was revealed. Our results highlight the relevance of the HEP as a neural marker of interoception in adolescents. Its use as an indicator of vulnerability for affective, physical and mental dysfunctions during adolescence should be exploited in future studies.

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  • Interoceptive accuracy appears to be associated with heartbeat evoked potentials in adolescence, as in adulthood.

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Authors
Mai, S., Wong, C. K., Georgiou, E., & Pollatos, O.
Affiliations
  • Universität Ulm (DE)
  • Laureate Institute for Brain Research (US)
Corresponding author
Mai, Sandra
Venue
Biological Psychology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2018-09
Volume
137
Pages
24-33
ISSN
0301-0511 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2811392260
Cited by
69
References
79
Citations by year
2026: 11 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 2
FWCI
4.60
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Biological Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Tactile and Sensory Interactions
Keywords
interoception, adolescents, interoceptive accuracy, interoceptive sensibility, heartbeat detection, neural markers, EEG
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Brain, Child, Electroencephalography, Evoked Potentials, Female, Heart Rate, Humans, Male, Rest, Interoception

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