Embodied Computation Group

@the-ecg.org

We are a computational neuroscience lab co-located at Aarhus University and Cambridge Psychiatry. Our research investigates how our decisions, emotions, and conscious perception are shaped by visceral and embodied processes. https://www.the-ecg.org/

After a long break, I’m back to long-form blogging! The first population atlas of the human vagus gives us an extraordinary wiring map. But what do the wires actually do? I connect it to new mouse psychophysics, organ-targeted ultrasound and our human findings. www.the-ecg.org/2026/07/29/v...

The vagus has a map. Interoception still needs a model.

The first population-level atlas of the human vagus nerve has arrived. But a map of the wiring does not tell you what the wires are saying -- on va...

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GastroPy is now out in early beta! Please to share our Python toolbox for electrogastrography and stomach-brain coupling analyses. It includes tools for cleaning, visualising, and analysing EGG data, plus fMRI stomach-brain coupling workflows. Docs, code, and preprint below. osf.io/preprints/ps...

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Check out our latest paper, a collaboration with @tobiasuhauser.bsky.social using gamified computational psychiatry measures to explore brain-behavioral correlates of decision making!

Ashley Tyrer@ashleytyrer.bsky.social · 10mo ago

1/ To explore or to exploit? I’m excited to share my new preprint with @tobiasuhauser.bsky.social and @micahgallen.com, correlating variations in cortical microstructures with individual differences in exploration-exploitation behaviours, using a gamified task! 🧵 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

I have a gut feeling you will enjoy @the-ecg.bsky.social postdoc @leahbanellis.bsky.social discussing our recent publication on the stomach brain connection, out now in Nature Mental Health!

Leah Banellis@leahbanellis.bsky.social · last yr.

Absolutely loved discussing our recent @natmentalhealth.nature.com paper on IhmCurious YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDTv...), thank you for having me! & to @micahgallen.com @brainandstomach.bsky.social & the @the-ecg.bsky.social team for all their hard work 🧠

Ever get distracted by your own body? We call this "body-wandering." 🧠🫀 Our latest study uncovers its neural fingerprint and the link to ADHD & depression symptoms. Awesome write-up by our own @leahbanellis.bsky.social, in Psyche Magazine! psyche.co/ideas/how-mu... #neuroscience #research #ADHD

How much you ‘body-wander’ could affect your mental health | Psyche Ideas

Some people tune into bodily sensations while daydreaming, others don’t – with implications for anxiety, depression and ADHD

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Extremely cool study for a “body-first” target approach to interoception and metacognition! 🫀🫁🧠💊 Looking forward to hearing more about it tomorrow during the Special Talk session at the #MindBrainBody Symposium #MBBS25

Micah G. Allen@micahgallen.com · last yr.

Can we enhance interoception by controlling the heart? Thrilled to share our new study, led by @ashleytyrer.bsky.social , where we use computational modeling to show that blockading peripheral noradrenaline uniquely alters awareness of heart rate & breathing! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 🧵👇

A graphical abstract titled "Can Beta-Blockers Manipulate Interoception? A Placebo-Controlled Study." The image illustrates how bisoprolol and propranolol affect interoception. On the left, a green figure represents bisoprolol, showing a zoomed-in synapse where it selectively blocks β1 receptors. On the right, a purple figure represents propranolol, blocking both β1 and β2 receptors, affecting both brain and body. A psychophysics graph models interoceptive responses, showing response intensity over trials. Below, line plots compare placebo, propranolol, and bisoprolol effects on interoception—cardioception (threshold) and respiroception (slope)—indicating drug effects on bodily awareness.