Interoception refers to the process by which the nervous system senses and integrates
signals originating from within the body, providing a momentary mapping of the body's …

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) was introduced in the DSM‐III in 1980. From the DSM‐
III to the DSM‐5, no major changes have occurred in its defining criteria. The disorder is …

Objective: Early life adversity is associated with somatic symptoms (SS) in adulthood, but the
psychological mechanisms involved need to be further investigated. The aim of this study …

Attachment in adulthood is important for understanding how an individual will navigate their
relationships, social behaviours, and affect regulation, although processes by which …

Background Deficient interoception, the processing and perception of internal bodily signals,
has been discussed as a mechanism underlying various mental disorders. First results …

Impairments in maintaining a differentiated sense of “self” and “other” are thought to be a
central feature of borderline personality disorder (BPD). However, studies directly focusing …

Self-harm is considered a pervasive problem in several psychopathologies, and especially
in Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Self-harming behaviors may be enacted for many …

The perception of being located within one's body (ie, bodily self-location) is an essential
feature of everyday self-experience. However, by manipulating exteroceptive input, healthy …

Introduction Sensing body-related information includes interoceptive sensibility (the
tendency to focus on internal body sensations) and accuracy (precision in perceiving real …

Humans have evolved an elaborate system of self-consciousness, self-identity, self-agency,
and self-embodiment that is grounded in specific neurological structures including an …