Inside your body, an intricate communication network constantly monitors breathing, heart rate, digestion, and immune function — a hidden “sixth sense” called interoception. Now, Nobel laureate Ardem ...
Rachel Fairbank is a freelance science writer based in Texas. When she is not writing, she can be found spending time with her family, or at her local boxing gym. Interoception is the ability to ...
LA JOLLA, CA—How does your brain know when you need to breathe, when your blood pressure drops or when you’re fighting an infection? The answer lies in interoception: an understudied process by which ...
Scientists are learning how the brain knows what’s happening throughout the body, and how that process might go awry in some psychiatric disorders. By Carl Zimmer Last year, Ardem Patapoutian got a ...
Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and specializes in reporting on health, medicine, and genetics. Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and ...
Some of my neurodivergent patients avoid or react to being touched or hugged. Some avoid or react to being in crowds or a part of an audience – too much to hear and see. Some have trouble knowing when ...
Current data estimates that 5% to 16.5% of people in the United States have symptoms associated with sensory processing challenges, according to the National Institute of Health. For people with ...