Insula function is considered critical for many motivated behaviors, with proposed functions
ranging from attention, behavioral control, emotional regulation, goal-directed and aversion …

Different stress models are employed to enhance our understanding of the underlying
mechanisms and explore potential interventions. However, the utility of these models …

Mental health disorders pose a significant challenge to society. The Bayesian perspective
on the mind offers unique insights and tools that may help address a variety of mental health …

Mindfulness has become increasingly popular and the practice presents in many different
forms. Research has been growing extensively with benefits shown across various …

Abstract Background Depersonalization-Derealization Disorder (DPD), a prevalent
psychiatric disorder, fundamentally disrupts self-consciousness and could significantly …

Interoception, the processing of internal bodily signals, is proposed as the fundamental
mechanism underlying emotional experiences. Interoceptive and emotional processing …

Interoceptive awareness, an awareness of the internal body state, guides adaptive behavior
by providing ongoing information on body signals, such as heart rate and energy status …

Interoception refers to the processing, integration, and interpretation of bodily signals by the
brain. Interoception is key to not only basic survival, but also motivational and affective …

Mice fed a single meal daily at a fixed time display food anticipatory activity (FAA). It has
been reported that the insular cortex (IC) plays an essential role in food anticipation, and …

Patients with obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) exhibit abnormality in their subjective
perception of internal sensation, a process known as interoceptive sensibility (IS), as well as …