Frontiers | There is no such thing as interoception
Interoception monitors all that is going on within the body, and it’s a lot: we feel the heart, the breath, the immune system, hunger, muscle tension, sexual arousal, emotional signals from our gut (which at times we might call ‘gut feelings’), a full bladder—all of it.
Philip Shepherd • Radical Wholeness: The Embodied Present and the Ordinary Grace of Being
Interoceptive awareness also has existential dimensions. It creates awareness of our self as a body and provides us with an integrated sense of self.
Interoception provides us with a basic sense of self. The insula (the interoception center of the b... See more
"Interoception gives us the sense that "this is me; this is my body; this is how I feel" -Kelly Mahler
Interoception provides us with a basic sense of self. The insula (the interoception center of the b... See more
Megan Anna Neff • What is Interoception?
In the body, this sensory network has a name—interoception—and a location—the brain, stretching from the cerebral cortex to the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and prefrontal cortex (PFC) and down into the insula. The interoceptive system provides an overview of the homeostatic function of the entire body, a type of status update on how your body i
... See moreSteve Magness • Do Hard Things
Hungry? Cold? Sleepy? Have a racing heart? Need to use the bathroom? You know how your body is feeling thanks to our eighth sense, interoception. This sense is key to our day-to-day functioning as a person living within a body. It helps us identify the state of our organs and what needs to be done to maintain homeostasis, or a balanced state.
Rachel Schneider • Making Sense: A Guide to Sensory Issues
Research shows that most Autistic people have a reduced sense of the body’s warning signals, or interoception.[31] Most