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 ...

What if someone asks you, “How do you feel?” and you honestly don’t know the answer? One of the most significant indicators for many common mental disorders, particularly anxiety and depression, is ...

Jennifer Murphy has provided consultancy for Biobeats Ltd for the development of tools for measuring interoception. She has received funding from the British Academy/Leverhulme Trust and ESRC for work ...

The Brown University cognitive neuroscientist studies how the brain and body interact, with the goal of translating insights ...

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 ...

Credit: Getty Images Improving perception of internal body states, or interoception, can help everyone better care for their own bodies. The Conversation — Did you know that anorexia is the most ...

Your nervous system is constantly bombarded with sensory signals from all around you — whether in your real or online life — and it can adversely affect your mental health, researchers say. The key to ...

For decades, scientists have searched the brain for the origins of consciousness. But according to a new peer-reviewed study published in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews by researchers Anil K.