We review recent work on the functions of interoceptive processing, by which the nervous
system anticipates, senses, and integrates signals originating from the body. We focus on …

Interoception refers to the process by which the nervous system senses, interprets, and
integrates signals originating from within the body, providing a moment-by-moment mapping …

Highlights•Internal bodily signals impact behaviour and emotions.•Interoception is
dissociable along objective, subjective and metacognitive psychological dimensions.• …

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 …

Most research in cognitive neuroscience explores how external stimuli are processed by the
brain. However, the brain also receives input from the internal body. We discuss here how …

Several disciplines have investigated the interconnected empathic abilities behind the
proverb “to walk a mile in someone else's shoes” to determine how the presence, and …

Why are negative emotions so central in art reception far beyond tragedy? Revisiting
classical aesthetics in the light of recent psychological research, we present a novel model …

The fully updated eighth edition of Cognitive Psychology: A Student's Handbook provides
comprehensive yet accessible coverage of all the key areas in the field ranging from visual …

The transmission of the heartbeat through the cerebral vascular system causes intracranial
pressure pulsations. We discovered that arterial pressure pulsations can directly modulate …

A growing body of evidence highlights the intricate linkage of exteroceptive perception to the
rhythmic activity of the visceral body. In parallel, interoceptive inference theories of affective …