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The Insular Cortex
The insular cortex plays a key role in how the body registers interoceptive awareness. The insula is the "interoception center of the brain" (Mahler, 2017). The insular cortex plays a vital role in several activities:
The insular cortex plays a key role in how the body registers interoceptive awareness. The insula is the "interoception center of the brain" (Mahler, 2017). The insular cortex plays a vital role in several activities:
- The perception of pain
- The primary emotions from happiness, joy, anger, and disgust
- Awareness of bodily states happe
Megan Anna Neff • What is Interoception?
Memories, Dreams, Reflections (A. Jaffé, Ed.).
If we think that the ‘other’ is the only one who ‘needs’ to do this work, we are negating the very anatomy of psyche that belongs to every person on this planet. When we negate the presence of our shadow, we often project it onto the other and move into binaries thereby fee... See more
instagram.comOne of the most common problems that clients present within therapy sessions is that of experiential avoidance. Experiential avoidance is a process of anticipating problems and coming up with solutions, which often involve getting rid of the problem or avoiding it (Harris, 2011). This works great for many of our external problems, but its effective... See more
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Interoception and Neurodivergence
Interoception issues are common among ADHD and Autistic people. Until recently, the connection between interoception, autism, and ADHD has been poorly understood. Many of the struggles of Autistic and ADHD people are related to interoception issues; however, we have lacked the appropriate lens for understanding thi... See more
Interoception issues are common among ADHD and Autistic people. Until recently, the connection between interoception, autism, and ADHD has been poorly understood. Many of the struggles of Autistic and ADHD people are related to interoception issues; however, we have lacked the appropriate lens for understanding thi... See more
Megan Anna Neff • What is Interoception?
Can compliance lead to alexithymia? I (and my photobomber!) have been loving “The Gold Standard Fallacy of ABA” by Julie Roberts. It is so important that we recognize and learn about the dangers of compliance—including how it can condition a person to ignore their inner feels to earn external rewards. This conditioning to ignore inner feels can lea... See more
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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?
NB re understanding others’ perspectives and relating
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