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

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.

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We all know about our five senses and the importance they play in our daily lives: smell, taste, sight, sound and touch. Some scientists say that we have many more that just five senses, and they ...

It also offers an insight into our often overlooked inner sense: interoception. While we're largely familiar with the five outward-facing or "exteroceptive" senses – sight, smell, hearing, taste and ...

In humans, it has been shown that impaired interoception promotes mental health conditions such as anxiety and mood disorders. Interoception is monitored by specialized visceral receptors in different ...

LYING in the dark, my senses are straining for inputs and finding none. I am floating in warm, salty water that is so close to my body temperature, I can’t tell where my body ends and the water begins ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...