Interoception, the sense of the physiological state of the body, and perspective-taking, the
ability to take another's point of view, are two fundamental components contributing to our …

In the past decade, the functional role of the TPJ (Temporal Parietal Junction) has become
more evident in terms of its contribution to social cognition. Studies have revealed the TPJ …

A fundamental aspect of the sense of self is its pre-reflective dimension specifying the self as
a bounded and embodied knower and agent. Being a constant and tacit feature structuring …

With the ever-changing social environment, stress has exerted a substantial influence on
social interaction. The present study examined the underlying cognitive and neural …

Body awareness may arise in the total absence of sensory input, as suggested by the
spontaneous occurrence of normal and pathological (ie, hallucinatory) bodily sensations …

Subtle bodily sensations such as itching or fluttering that occur in the absence of any
external trigger (ie, spontaneous sensations, or SPS) may serve to locate the spatial …

Aim: Body awareness arises when attending to and maintaining awareness of visuospatial
body representations. By the same token, focussing on representations transfers them to …

Among other bodily signals, the perception of sensations arising spontaneously on the skin
with no external triggers contributes to body awareness. The topic of spontaneous …

When the body is attended to and viewed, it appears that only a subset of bodily sensations
enters awareness. Some of these sensations can be felt on the skin even though no …

Experiencing and remembering objects using the sense of touch is an important aspect of
our interactions with our environment, but the cognitive processes of long-term tactile …