Saga Briggs

Saga Briggs

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Saga Briggs is a freelance journalist. Her articles on interoception and psychedelics have been published by Scientific American, Aeon+Psyche, and DoubleBlind Magazine. She is the author of How to Change Your Body: The Science of Interoception and Healing Through Connection to Yourself and Others (Synergetic Press, 2023).

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Research suggests you can influence your sense of time by changing the “embodiedness” of your daily habits.
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The heart's rhythms may play a larger role in shaping psychedelic experiences than previously thought.
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Some neuroscientists question whether the body can “keep score” of anything in a meaningful way.
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Survey data suggests that our bodily perceptions of love extend far beyond the heart.
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In a psychedelic state, the relationship between your “narrative” and “minimal” selves seems to transform in unique ways.