interocepciónak
Interoception is the process by which the nervous system senses, interprets, and integrates signals originating inside the body, providing a sense of the body's internal state. The form interocepciónak is used in Hungarian to refer to this concept. Interoceptive information includes signals from the heart, lungs, gut, and other viscera, as well as temperature, hunger, thirst, and chemical states, which the brain combines with prior knowledge to generate subjective feelings and guidance for behavior.
Physiological pathways underlying interoception involve afferent signals carried by the vagus nerve and spinal pathways to
Researchers describe interoception along multiple components: objective accuracy in sensing internal states, subjective sensibility or confidence
Clinical relevance is broad. Altered interoception has been associated with anxiety disorders and panic, depression, somatic
See also: interoception, insula, vagus nerve, somatic awareness, mindfulness.