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People Can Tell How Fast Your Heart Is Beating Just by Looking at You
A preprint paper, published online on March 29, replicated the finding that people can guess another’s heartbeat just by looking at them. The researchers, with first author Irena Arslanova, did an additional measurement: They also looked to see how well people did at assessing their own heart rate, or their interoceptive…
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The Heart Can Sway Our Perception of Time
By Anton Benz & Daisy Yuhas in Scientific America (2023) First, it races away unstoppably—then it seems to stand still. Our perception of time is anything but constant. Two new studies suggest our heartbeat can cause passing moments to drag or fly. The experiments, led by separate research groups, have uncovered complementary findings. Together, their work…
Irena Arslanova 