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The Attentional Set Shifting Task: A Measure of Cognitive Flexibility in Mice

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Breathing shifts visuo-spatial attention.

Francesco Belli¹, Martin H Fischer¹

¹Potsdam Embodied Cognition Group, University of Potsdam, Germany.

|December 13, 2023

Summary

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Breathing influences cognitive processes. Faster responses for left visual field probes occurred after exhalation, and for right probes after inhalation, revealing a novel breathing bias in spatial attention.

Keywords:

Breathing Embodied cognition Interoception Visuo-spatial attention

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Area of Science:

Cognitive Neuroscience
Psychology

Background:

Recent research suggests breathing impacts cognitive functions.
The interplay between respiratory cycles and visuo-spatial attention remains underexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the relationship between breathing patterns and visuo-spatial attention.
To determine if respiratory phase influences spatial attention distribution and re-alignment.

Main Methods:

Two experiments utilized behavioral tasks (lateralized probe detection, Posner cueing) with healthy adults.
Participants' responses to lateralized probes were analyzed contingent on their breathing cycles (inhalation/exhalation).

Main Results:

Faster detection of left-sided probes was observed during exhalation.
Faster detection of right-sided probes occurred during inhalation.
Breathing phase also modulated the speed of attention re-alignment following invalid cues.

Conclusions:

A consistent breathing bias in visuo-spatial attention was identified.
The ability to process visuo-spatial information systematically fluctuates with the respiratory cycle.