Interoception is the sensing of internal bodily sensations. Interoception is an umbrella term
that encompasses (1) the afferent (body‐to‐brain) signaling through distinct neural and …

Altered sensory processing has been an important feature of the clinical descriptions of
autism spectrum disorder (ASD). There is evidence that sensory dysregulation arises early …

Interoception, the sense of the body's internal physiological state, underpins homeostatic
reflexes, motivational states, and sensations contributing to emotional experiences. The …

The brain is constantly bombarded by stimuli, and the relative salience of these inputs
determines which are more likely to capture attention. A brain system known as the'salience …

Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) represent a formidable challenge for psychiatry and
neuroscience because of their high prevalence, lifelong nature, complexity and substantial …

Ongoing debate exists within the resting-state functional MRI (fMRI) literature over how
intrinsic connectivity is altered in the autistic brain, with reports of general over-connectivity …

Abstract Parkinson's disease (PD), the second most common age-associated
neurodegenerative disorder, is characterized by the loss of dopaminergic (DA) neurons and …

Emotions and affective feelings are influenced by one's internal state of bodily arousal via
interoception. Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC) are associated with difficulties in …

Current researchers mostly agree that the self consists of both bodily and non-bodily
environmental information. The neural mechanism underlying the integration of this …

There have been numerous attempts to explain the enigma of autism, but existing
neurocognitive theories often provide merely a refined description of 1 cluster of symptoms …