Looking at their own face tunes Westerners to their heartbeat; not so for East Asians

This study is the first to look at cultural differences in how external (visual) bodily information interacts with internal bodily signals. Caution is need as the sample size was small, as acknowledged by the researchers. Nonetheless they said their results suggest "exteroceptive and interoceptive self-awareness may be integrated in a different way in individuals from East Asian cultures as compared to those from Western cultures." _________________________________ Lara Maister and Manos Tsakiris (2013). My face, my heart: Cultural differences in integrated bodily self-awareness. Cognitive Neuroscience DOI: 10.1080/17588928.2013.808613 --Further reading-- What your Facebook picture says about your cultural background People who are more aware of their own heart-beat have superior time perception skills Embodying another person's face makes it easier to recognise their fear Post written by Christian Jarrett (@psych_writer) for the BPS Research Digest.
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