The inadequacy of a categorial approach to mental health diagnosis is now well-recognised,
with many authors, diagnostic manuals and funding bodies advocating a dimensional, trans …

Interoception can be broadly defined as the sense of signals originating within the body. As
such, interoception is critical for our sense of embodiment, motivation, and well-being. And …

Anxiety is often conceptualised as the prototypical disorder of interoception (one's
perception of bodily states). Whilst theoretical models predict an association between …

Afferent neural signals are continuously transmitted from visceral organs to the brain.
Interoception refers to the processing of visceral-afferent neural signals by the central …

Interoception is the ability to perceive one's internal body state including visceral sensations.
Heart-focused interoception has received particular attention, in part due to a readily …

Highlights•Internal bodily signals shape cognitive processes.•Phasic cardiac signals
communicate cardiovascular arousal phasically.•These interoceptive signals influence …

Garfinkel and Critchley (2013) recently proposed a three level model of interoception. Only
few studies, however, have empirically tested this theoretical model thus far. The present …

Historically, approaches used in manual medicine to explain patient reported symptoms
have been focused on the so-called exteroceptive paradigm. Arguably, this mindset lacks an …

Background: Maladaptive Daydreaming (MD) characterizes individuals who engage in vivid,
fanciful daydreaming for hours on end, neglecting real-life relationships and responsibilities …

Recent theories posit that physiological signals contribute to corporeal awareness, the basic
feeling that one has a body (body ownership) that acts according to one's will (body agency) …