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

In a recent review published in the journal Current Biology, researchers examined the origins, mechanisms, and significance of interoception (the sensing and processing of internal bodily states) and ...

THERE’S a sixth sense you probably never knew existed – and it’s called interoception. The “lesser-known” sense lets you understand what’s going on within your body, and can be improved with practice.

It is believed that in 30 seconds, the human brain goes through roughly the same amount of information as the Hubble Space Telescope processes in 30 years. Part of that data comes from the world ...

A recent review article in Bone Research examines the role of skeletal interoception in bone health and evaluates biomaterials designed to interact with this system to improve bone regeneration. The ...

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 ...

Rhesus macaques appear to be as sensitive to their own heartbeats as human babies are, suggesting the monkeys have an awareness of their own bodily systems. The findings could open doors to a better ...