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  • Neuroscience
  • Psychology
  • Physiology

Background:

  • Cardiac interoceptive accuracy is crucial in interoception research.
  • Existing heartbeat discrimination tasks have limitations in validity and performance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Introduce a novel Staircase-Heartbeat Discrimination Task (S-HDT).
  • Address limitations of current cardiac interoceptive accuracy assessments.
  • Facilitate a nuanced understanding of individual differences in cardiac interoception.

Main Methods:

  • Developed and validated the Staircase-Heartbeat Discrimination Task (S-HDT).
  • Utilized simulated data to confirm analysis pipeline accuracy.
  • Assessed feasibility and tolerability in a young adult sample (n=42).

Main Results:

  • The S-HDT demonstrated higher sensitivity and specificity compared to the traditional Heartbeat Discrimination Task (HDT).
  • The task successfully predicted accuracy and point of subjective simultaneity.
  • The S-HDT proved feasible and tolerable in the study sample.

Conclusions:

  • The S-HDT offers a more sensitive and specific measure of cardiac interoceptive accuracy.
  • This automated, open-source task enhances accessibility for interoception research.
  • The S-HDT advances understanding of cardiac interoception across various domains.