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You may believe your thoughts and feelings originate solely in your brain, but what about gut instinct and heart ache? At Â鶹´«Ã½ Live next month, neuroscientist will explain the role our bodies play in shaping our minds, revealing how signals from the heart influence our thoughts, emotions, and memories.

Sarah Garfinkel is a professor of clinical and affective neuroscience at the University of Sussex, where she researches interoception – our perceptions of internal bodily sensations – and how it influences cognition.

is the world’s greatest science festival and runs from 10 to 13 October at ExCel London. You can .