This article provides a comprehensive review of divergent conceptualizations of the “implicit”
construct that have emerged in attitude research over the past two decades. In doing so, our …

Interoception refers to the perception of the physiological condition of the body, including
hunger, temperature, and heart rate. There is a growing appreciation that interoception is …

Is the self already relational in its very bodily foundations? The question of whether our
mental life is initially and primarily shaped by embodied dimensions of the individual or by …

We propose a Survival Optimization System (SOS) to account for the strategies that humans
and other animals use to defend against recurring and novel threats. The SOS attempts to …

Interoception refers to the sensing of signals concerning the internal state of the body.
Individual differences in interoceptive sensitivity are proposed to account for differences in …

Interoception, the perception of one's internal state, is commonly quantified using the
heartbeat counting task (HCT)–which is thought to be a measure of cardiac interoceptive …

Depression is characterized by disturbed sleep and eating, a variety of other nonspecific
somatic symptoms, and significant somatic comorbidities. Why there is such close …

Most theories of emotion describe a crucial role for interoceptive accuracy, the perception of
the body's internal physiological signals, in emotional experience. Despite support for …

Many people feel emotional when hungry—or “hangry”—yet little research explores the
psychological mechanisms underlying such states. Guided by psychological constructionist …

Various aspects of physical and mental health have been linked to an individual's ability to
perceive the physical condition of their body ('interoception'). In addition, numerous studies …