bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 11, 2024
Abstract
Interoception,
the
perception
and
integration
of
physiological
signals,
is
a
fundamental
aspect
self-awareness
homeostasis.
While
previous
work
has
explored
interoceptive
processing
in
relation
to
cardiac
system,
research
respiratory
domain,
particularly
brain
structure
function,
limited.
To
address
this
gap,
we
utilised
Bayesian
psychophysical
model
quantify
perceptual,
metacognitive,
affective
dimensions
interoception
sample
207
healthy
participants.
We
also
measured
individual
whole-brain
microstructural
indices
myelination,
myeloarchitecture,
cortical
iron
using
quantitative
imaging.
Voxel-based
quantification
analyses
revealed
distinct
patterns
microstructure
insular,
cingulate,
primary
sensory
cortices,
which
underpin
perceptual
sensitivity
precision.
In
addition,
metacognitive
bias
was
associated
with
increased
myelination
cingulate
cortex
periaqueductal
grey,
while
correlated
midline
prefrontal
cortex.
At
an
level,
resistance
related
somatosensory
By
revealing
specific
histological
tied
differences
interoception,
our
results
uncover
neural
pathways
that
govern
emotional
facets
processing.
Biological Psychology,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
168, P. 108262 - 108262
Published: Jan. 10, 2022
Interoception
has
historically
been
assessed
using
behavioural
tests
of
accuracy,
self-report
measures
or
through
the
characterisation
neural
signals
underlying
interoceptive
processing.
More
recent
conceptualisations
interoception
incorporate
attention
and
higher-order
related
to
interpretation
signals.
At
present,
these
dimensions
are
largely
in
isolation,
yet
this
fails
capture
complexity
interoception.
Comprehensive
assessment
across
can
determine
full
operation
general
function.
Current
work
suggests
that
processes
may
be
dissociable
bodily
axes,
with
differential
mapping
cognitive
emotion
To
characterise
differences
profiles,
all
within
individuals,
both
a
single
axis
(e.g.,
cardiac)
axes.
Future
better
delineate
how
correspond
different
types
help
isolate
selective
disruptions
clinical
conditions.
PLoS Computational Biology,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
16(12), P. e1008484 - e1008484
Published: Dec. 14, 2020
Recent
neurocomputational
theories
have
hypothesized
that
abnormalities
in
prior
beliefs
and/or
the
precision-weighting
of
afferent
interoceptive
signals
may
facilitate
transdiagnostic
emergence
psychopathology.
Specifically,
it
has
been
suggested
that,
certain
psychiatric
disorders,
processing
mechanisms
either
over-weight
or
under-weight
from
viscera
(or
both),
leading
to
a
failure
accurately
update
about
body.
However,
this
not
directly
tested
empirically.
To
evaluate
potential
roles
and
precision
context,
we
fit
Bayesian
computational
model
behavior
patient
sample
during
an
awareness
(heartbeat
tapping)
task.
Modelling
revealed
perturbation
condition
(inspiratory
breath-holding
heartbeat
tapping),
healthy
individuals
(N
=
52)
assigned
greater
ascending
cardiac
than
with
symptoms
anxiety
15),
depression
69),
co-morbid
depression/anxiety
153),
substance
use
disorders
131),
eating
14)–who
failed
increase
their
estimates
resting
levels.
In
contrast,
did
find
strong
evidence
for
differences
beliefs.
These
results
provide
first
empirical
modeling
selective
dysfunction
adaptive
conditions,
lay
groundwork
future
studies
examining
how
reduced
influences
visceral
regulation
interoceptively-guided
decision-making.
JMIR Mental Health,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
10, P. e42045 - e42045
Published: Feb. 2, 2023
Artificial
intelligence
(AI)
is
giving
rise
to
a
revolution
in
medicine
and
health
care.
Mental
conditions
are
highly
prevalent
many
countries,
the
COVID-19
pandemic
has
increased
risk
of
further
erosion
mental
well-being
population.
Therefore,
it
relevant
assess
current
status
application
AI
toward
research
inform
about
trends,
gaps,
opportunities,
challenges.This
study
aims
perform
systematic
overview
applications
terms
methodologies,
data,
outcomes,
performance,
quality.A
search
PubMed,
Scopus,
IEEE
Xplore,
Cochrane
databases
was
conducted
collect
records
use
cases
for
disorder
studies
from
January
2016
November
2021.
Records
were
screened
eligibility
if
they
practical
implementation
clinical
trials
involving
conditions.
evaluated
categorized
by
International
Classification
Diseases
11th
Revision
(ICD-11).
Data
related
trial
settings,
collection
methodology,
features,
model
development
evaluation
extracted
following
CHARMS
(Critical
Appraisal
Extraction
Systematic
Reviews
Prediction
Modelling
Studies)
guideline.
Further,
bias
provided.A
total
429
nonduplicated
retrieved
129
included
full
assessment-18
which
manually
added.
The
distribution
found
unbalanced
between
ICD-11
categories.
Predominant
categories
Depressive
disorders
(n=70)
Schizophrenia
or
other
primary
psychotic
(n=26).
Most
interventions
based
on
randomized
controlled
(n=62),
followed
prospective
cohorts
(n=24)
among
observational
studies.
typically
applied
evaluate
quality
treatments
(n=44)
stratify
patients
into
subgroups
clusters
(n=31).
Models
usually
combination
questionnaires
scales
symptom
severity
using
electronic
(n=49)
as
well
medical
images
(n=33).
Quality
assessment
revealed
important
flaws
process
data
preprocessing
pipelines.
One-third
(n=56)
did
not
report
any
preparation.
One-fifth
models
developed
comparing
several
methods
(n=35)
without
assessing
their
suitability
advance
small
proportion
reported
external
validation
(n=21).
Only
1
paper
second
previous
model.
Risk
transparent
reporting
yielded
low
scores
due
poor
strategy
adjusting
hyperparameters,
coefficients,
explainability
models.
collaboration
anecdotal
(n=17)
mostly
remained
private
(n=126).These
significant
shortcomings,
alongside
lack
information
ensure
reproducibility
transparency,
indicative
challenges
that
needs
face
before
contributing
solid
base
knowledge
generation
being
support
tool
management.
Review of Philosophy and Psychology,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
13(4), P. 829 - 857
Published: March 18, 2022
This
paper
presents
a
version
of
neurophenomenology
based
on
generative
modelling
techniques
developed
in
computational
neuroscience
and
biology.
Our
approach
can
be
described
as
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
140, P. 104754 - 104754
Published: July 4, 2022
Anxiety
is
often
conceptualised
as
the
prototypical
disorder
of
interoception
(one's
perception
bodily
states).
Whilst
theoretical
models
predict
an
association
between
interoceptive
accuracy
and
anxiety,
empirical
work
has
produced
mixed
results.
This
manuscript
presents
a
pre-registered
systematic
review
(https://osf.io/2h5xz)
meta-analysis
55
studies,
obtained
via
Pubmed
search
on
9th
November
2020,
examining
relationship
state
trait
anxiety
objectively
measured
cardiac
assessed
by
heartbeat
counting
discrimination
tasks.
Potential
moderators
this
-
age,
gender
clinical
diagnoses
participants,
measures
used
study
design
were
also
explored.
Overall,
we
found
no
evidence
for
with
none
factors
examined
moderating
finding.
We
discuss
implications
these
findings
have
future
research,
particular
focus
need
further
investigation
other
facets
interoception.
Human Brain Mapping,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
45(3)
Published: Feb. 15, 2024
It
has
recently
been
suggested
that
predictive
processing
principles
may
apply
to
interoception,
defined
as
the
of
hormonal,
autonomic,
visceral,
and
immunological
signals.
In
current
study,
we
aimed
at
providing
empirical
evidence
for
role
cardiac
interoceptive
prediction
errors
signals
on
allostatic
adjustments,
using
transcutaneous
auricular
vagus
nerve
stimulation
(taVNS)
a
tool
modulate
afferents.
within-subject
design,
participants
performed
cardiac-related
task
(heartbeat
counting
task)
under
taVNS
sham
stimulation,
spaced
1-week
apart.
We
observed
taVNS,
in
contrast
facilitated
maintenance
accuracy
levels
over
time
(from
initial,
stimulation-free,
baseline
block
subsequent
blocks),
suggesting
have
helped
maintain
engagement
afferent
During
task,
compared
sham,
produced
higher
heart-evoked
potentials
(HEP)
amplitudes,
potential
readout
measure
error
processing.
Further
analyses
revealed
positive
relation
between
adjustments-as
measured
by
heart
rate
variability
(HRV)-was
mediated
HEP
amplitudes.
Providing
initial
support
accounts
our
results
suggest
increase
precision
with
which
are
processed,
favoring
their
influence
adjustments.