interoceptive
adjective
in·ter·o·cep·tive
ˌin-tə-rō-ˈsep-tiv 
: of, relating to, or being stimuli arising within the body and especially in the viscera
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This is important because body image is linked to multiple aspects of interoceptive awareness.
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April Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Feb. 2024
After all, pacing yourself in a prolonged effort is a fundamentally interoceptive challenge.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 17 Feb. 2023
Some researchers are exploring ways to retrain our interoceptive responses.
—Jessica Wapner, The New Yorker, 6 July 2023
There are links between poor interoceptive ability and depression.
—Eleanor Morgan, refinery29.com, 12 Apr. 2023
Maybe the elite athletes are just more conscious of their own interoceptive shortcomings.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 17 Feb. 2023
As the dpIns is thought to be an interoceptive region, this result is consistent with the idea that the aMCC is involved in turning interoception into conscious emotional experience.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 5 May 2017
Mental-health professionals are coming up with techniques to help people improve their ‘interoceptive’ awareness.
—WSJ, 14 Aug. 2022
In relevant research, scientists have shown that being interoceptive helps regulate our emotions and therefore reduce anxiety and depression.
—Modar Bakir, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2021
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April Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Feb. 2024
After all, pacing yourself in a prolonged effort is a fundamentally interoceptive challenge.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 17 Feb. 2023
Some researchers are exploring ways to retrain our interoceptive responses.
—Jessica Wapner, The New Yorker, 6 July 2023
There are links between poor interoceptive ability and depression.
—Eleanor Morgan, refinery29.com, 12 Apr. 2023
Maybe the elite athletes are just more conscious of their own interoceptive shortcomings.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 17 Feb. 2023
As the dpIns is thought to be an interoceptive region, this result is consistent with the idea that the aMCC is involved in turning interoception into conscious emotional experience.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 5 May 2017
Mental-health professionals are coming up with techniques to help people improve their ‘interoceptive’ awareness.
—WSJ, 14 Aug. 2022
In relevant research, scientists have shown that being interoceptive helps regulate our emotions and therefore reduce anxiety and depression.
—Modar Bakir, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2021
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interoceptive
adjective
in·tero·cep·tive
ˌint-ə-rō-ˈsep-tiv
: of, relating to, or being stimuli arising within the body and especially in the viscera
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