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ArticleFrontiers in psychology2015

Interoception, contemplative practice, and health.

Norman Farb, Jennifer Daubenmier, Cynthia J Price, Tim Gard, Catherine Kerr, Barnaby D Dunn, Anne Carolyn Klein, Martin P Paulus, Wolf E Mehling

3 registry-linked trialsAbstract read
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Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 237 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT03259438 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2017, after this paper: background citation

Testing the Effects of Movement Based Interventions on Brain-Body Mechanisms in Fatigued Cancer Survivors

TypeinterventionalSponsorThe Miriam HospitalRan2017 to 2018Enrolled75ConditionsFatigue, Cancer SurvivorshipArmsQigong, Healthy Living (CHIP + Pre-Train)
NCT07696234 completednot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Examining the Relationships Between Interoceptive Awareness, Perceived Stress, and Physical Performance Indicators: The Moderator Role of Gender and Sport Type

TypeobservationalSponsorInonu UniversityRan2026 to 2026Enrolled85ConditionsInteroception, Perceived Stress, Anxiety, Sleep QualityArmsPsychological and Physical Performance Assessment Battery
NCT07736365 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Investigation of the Acute Effects of a Body Awareness Application on Cortical Activity and Interoceptive Accuracy in Healthy Young Adults

TypeinterventionalSponsorErtugrul Deniz KoseRan2026 to 2028Enrolled84ConditionsHealthy Volunteers - Male and FemaleArmsBasic Body Awareness Therapy Intervention, No Intervention/Sham Comparator
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

237 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Norman FarbUniversity of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, ON Canada.
Jennifer DaubenmierUniversity of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA USA.
Cynthia J PriceUniversity of Washington, Seattle, WA USA.
Tim GardMaastricht University, Maastricht Netherlands.
Catherine KerrBrown University, Providence, RI USA.
Barnaby D DunnUniversity of Exeter, Exeter UK.
Anne Carolyn KleinRice University, Houston, TX USA.
Martin P PaulusUniversity of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA USA.
Wolf E MehlingUniversity of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Interoception can be broadly defined as the sense of signals originating within the body. As such, interoception is critical for our sense of embodiment, motivation, and well-being. And yet, despite its importance, interoception remains poorly understood within modern science. This paper reviews interdisciplinary perspectives on interoception, with the goal of presenting a unified perspective from diverse fields such as neuroscience, clinical practice, and contemplative studies. It is hoped that this integrative effort will advance our understanding of how interoception determines well-being, and identify the central challenges to such understanding. To this end, we introduce an expanded taxonomy of interoceptive processes, arguing that many of these processes can be understood through an emerging predictive coding model for mind-body integration. The model, which describes the tension between expected and felt body sensation, parallels contemplative theories, and implicates interoception in a variety of affective and psychosomatic disorders. We conclude that maladaptive construal of bodily sensations may lie at the heart of many contemporary maladies, and that contemplative practices may attenuate these interpretative biases, restoring a person's sense of presence and agency in the world.

Indexed as

body awarenesscontemplative practiceinteroceptionmeditationmind–body therapiesmindfulnessyoga

Identifiers

PMID26106345
PMCPMC4460802

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