Scientists are learning how the brain knows what’s happening throughout the body, and how that process might go awry in some ...

April is Autism Awareness Month. While many things are still unknown about autism, researchers, therapists and the loved ones of those affected are working each day to unravel the mysteries ...

Interoception, the body’s ability to sense its internal state accurately and promptly facilitated by the vagus nerve, is crucial for the functioning of the respiratory, gastrointestinal, ...

LA JOLLA, CA—How does your brain know when you need to breathe, when your blood pressure drops or when you’re fighting an infection? The answer lies in interoception: an understudied process by which ...

The strides made in pharmacological psychiatry are not without their cost. One of which is illuminated by a concept called interoception. Interoception, the sixth sensory system delineated by Sir ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Experiencing feelings of being overwhelmed, stressed and anxious can occur relatively ...

Current data estimates that 5% to 16.5% of people in the United States have symptoms associated with sensory processing challenges, according to the National Institute of Health. For people with ...