Interoception refers to the process by which the nervous system senses and integrates
signals originating from within the body, providing a momentary mapping of the body's …

Disrupted interoception is a prominent feature of the diagnostic classification of several
psychiatric disorders. However, progress in understanding the interoceptive basis of these …

Anxiety disorders are a significant problem in the community, and recent neuroimaging
research has focused on determining the brain circuits that underlie them. Research on the …

The autonomic nervous system regulates all aspects of normal cardiac function, and is
recognized to play a critical role in the pathophysiology of many cardiovascular diseases. As …

Over the last few years, neuroimaging techniques have contributed greatly to the
identification of the structural and functional neuroanatomy of anxiety disorders. The …

This study employed a series of heartbeat perception tasks to assess the hypothesis that
cardiac interoceptive processing in individuals with depression/anxiety (N= 221), and …

Cholecystokinin (CCK) is a neuropeptide modulating digestion, glucose levels,
neurotransmitters and memory. Recent studies suggest that CCK exhibits neuroprotective …

Neuroimaging studies have gained increasing importance in validating neurobiological
network hypotheses for anxiety disorders. Functional imaging procedures and radioligand …

Aim: Recent neuroimaging studies have suggested that the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC)
has an important role in the pathology of panic disorder. Despite numerous functional …

While clinical features of panic disorder show significant sexual dimorphism, previous
structural MRI studies have not sufficiently controlled for sex when looking at regional brain …