In the last two decades, a growing body of theory and research has targeted the role of
cardiac vagal control (CVC) in emotional responding. This research has either focused on …

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 …

Interoceptive awareness (IA) is associated with emotional experience, the processing of
emotional stimuli, and activation of brain structures that monitor the internal visceral and …

The processing, representation, and perception of bodily signals (interoception) plays an
important role for human behavior. Theories of embodied cognition hold that higher …

Afferent neural signals are continuously transmitted from visceral organs to the brain.
Interoception refers to the processing of visceral-afferent neural signals by the central …

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

The ability to accurately perceive signals from the body has been shown to be important for
physical and psychological health as well as understanding one's emotions. Despite the …

When people focus attention or carry out a demanding task, their breathing changes. But
which parameters of respiration vary exactly and can respiration reliably be used as an …

Interoception is the ability to perceive one's internal body state including visceral sensations.
Heart-focused interoception has received particular attention, in part due to a readily …

Intuitive eating is relevant for adaptive eating, body weight and well-being and impairments
are associated with dieting and eating disorders. It is assumed to depend on the ability to …