What if your body spoke a language you couldn’t understand? Here's how interoception shapes experience in autism, and how ACT can help turn confusion into clarity and empowerment.

Communication between the body and the nervous system is called interoception and it allows the brain to sense internal states, such as hunger, pain, or heart rate. The vagus nerve is an important ...

Emotional self-regulation and interoception, when developed, can be powerful tools in our daily lives.

Neuroscientist Sarah Garfinkel on why interoception can help explain the intergration between the body and the brain – and our emotions. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.

Improving interoception is associated with improvements in mental health, emotional regulation, and overall well-being." ...

Researchers led by the University of Essex found that women climax more frequently if they have high levels of an inward-looking sense known as interoception.

Researchers are uncovering how interoception, the body’s unconscious perception of internal states, can impact both brain and body.