The Emerging Science of Interoception: Sensing, Integrating, Interpreting, and Regulating Signals Within the Self

Overview

Journal Trends Neurosci

Specialty Neurology

Date 2020 Dec 30

PMID 33378655

Citations 173

Authors

Wen G Chen

Dana Schloesser

Angela M Arensdorf

Janine M Simmons

Changhai Cui

Rita Valentino

James W Gnadt

Lisbeth Nielsen

Coryse St Hillaire-Clarke

Victoria Spruance

Todd S Horowitz

Yolanda F Vallejo

Helene M Langevin

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Abstract

Interoception refers to the representation of the internal states of an organism, and includes the processes by which it senses, interprets, integrates, and regulates signals from within itself. This review presents a unified research framework and attempts to offer definitions for key terms to describe the processes involved in interoception. We elaborate on these definitions through illustrative research findings, and provide brief overviews of central aspects of interoception, including the anatomy and function of neural and non-neural pathways, diseases and disorders, manipulations and interventions, and predictive modeling. We conclude with discussions about major research gaps and challenges.

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