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- The study explored the link between high frequency heart rate variability (HF-HRV), a measure of cardiac activity, and the ability to read others' emotions, using a test that focuses on facial cues.
- Individuals with higher HF-HRV were found to be better at identifying positive mental states compared to those with lower HF-HRV, but there was no significant difference in recognizing negative states.
- This suggests that people with higher HF-HRV might be more adept at picking up positive social cues, potentially leading to better social interactions and relationships.
Article Abstract
In the present study, we investigated whether inter-individual differences in vagally-mediated cardiac activity (high frequency heart rate variability, HF-HRV) would be associated with inter-individual differences in mind-reading, a specific aspect of social cognition. To this end, we recorded resting state HF-HRV in 49 individuals before they completed the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test, a test that required the identification of mental states on basis of subtle facial cues. As expected, inter-individual differences in HF-HRV were associated with inter-individual differences in mental state identification: Individuals with high HF-HRV were more accurate in the identification of positive but not negative states than individuals with low HF-HRV. Individuals with high HF-HRV may, thus, be more sensitive to positive states of others, which may increase the likelihood to detect cues that encourage approach and affiliative behavior in social contexts. Inter-individual differences in mental state identification may, thus, explain why individuals with high HF-HRV have been shown to be more successful in initiating and maintaining social relationships than individuals with low HF-HRV.
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