The current synthesis aims to address issues of potentially contrasting theoretical considerations, findings, and interpretations presented in Schulz et al. (2021) original article, Desmedt et al.'s (Desmedt, Luminet, Maurage, & Corneille, 2023a) commentary, and Schulz et al. (2023) reply. The goal is also to guide future research on how to proceed with the HBCT and the development of novel methods to assess cardiac interoception.
Desmedt, O., Corneille, O., Luminet, O., Maurage, P., Vögele, C., & Schulz, A. (2023). Do Schulz et al.’s (2021) findings support the validity of the heartbeat counting task? Joint conclusion to commentaries. Biological Psychology, 184, 108694. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2023.108694 (Original work published 2023)