Exploring sex differences in cardiac interoceptive accuracy using the phase adjustment task.

ABSTRACT: Previous evidence suggests males and females differ with respect to interoception-the processing of internal bodily signals-with males typically outperforming females on tasks of interoceptive accuracy. However, interpretation of existing evidence in the cardiac domain is hindered by the limitations of existing tools. In this investigation, we pooled data from several samples to examine sex differences in cardiac interoceptive accuracy on the phase adjustment task, a new measure that overcomes several limitations of the existing tools. In a sample of 266 individuals, we observed that females outperformed males, indicative of better cardiac interoceptive accuracy, but had lower confidence than males. These results held after controlling for sex differences in demographic, physiological and

SUBMITTER: Spooner R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11579228 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature