Interoception vs. Exteroception: Cardiac interoception competes with tactile perception, yet also facilitates self-relevance encoding

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Issue 49, December 2025. <br/>SignificanceDo internal bodily signals distract us from the external world (Internal/External Competition account)? Or do internal signals contribute to conscious perception by situating the perceived external world relative to the organism (Self-related …