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Evgeny A Parfenov¹, Niall W Duncan¹

¹Graduate Institute of Mind, Brain and Consciousness, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.

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|August 20, 2023

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Heartbeat counting task performance is stable, suggesting non-interoceptive factors influence results. A correlation with visual counting indicates a general tendency to count uncertain stimuli.

Keywords:

Heartbeat counting task Interoception Signal detection Task familiarity

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Area of Science:

Cognitive Neuroscience
Psychophysiology

Background:

Interoception involves processing internal bodily signals.
The heartbeat counting task is a common measure of interoceptive ability.
Concerns exist that this task may assess factors beyond cardiac sensation.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine changes in heartbeat counting task performance across repetitions.
To compare heartbeat and visual counting task performance to explore reporting tendencies for uncertain stimuli.

Main Methods:

Seventy-nine healthy participants completed multiple blocks of heartbeat and visual counting tasks.
Performance was analyzed for changes across task repetitions.
The correlation between heartbeat and visual counting task performance was assessed.

Main Results:

Heartbeat counting task performance remained consistent across blocks.
Visual counting task performance declined over time.
A positive correlation was observed between performance in both tasks.

Conclusions:

Heartbeat counting task performance is reliable across repetitions, unaffected by familiarity.
The stability suggests non-interoceptive influences, like beliefs, may play a role.
Task correlation implies a general propensity for counting uncertain stimuli, questioning its sole use for interoception measurement.