Manuela Sellitto
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Manuela Sellitto is a rising researcher at the intersection of cognitive neuroscience and physiological psychology, whose work explores how the brain perceives and integrates internal bodily signals—a field known as interoception. Her most-cited paper, "Exploring the relationship between cardiac awareness and balance" (2024, 3 citations), investigates the intriguing hypothesis that our ability to perceive heartbeats (cardiac awareness) may influence postural stability. By demonstrating that interoceptive accuracy correlates with balance control, Sellitto provides novel evidence that signals from the autonomic nervous system play a functional role in motor coordination. This contribution bridges interoception and sensorimotor research, offering new insights into how bodily self-awareness shapes physical performance. Though early in her career, her work is gaining attention for its interdisciplinary approach, merging psychology, physiology, and neuroscience. Sellitto’s findings have implications for understanding conditions like anxiety, panic disorders, and age-related balance decline, where interoceptive processing may be altered. Her research promises to deepen our understanding of the mind-body connection and its role in everyday movement.
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- 1Exploring the relationship between cardiac awareness and balance3 citations · 2024