Acute physical-activity related increases in interoceptive ability are not enhanced with simultaneous interoceptive attention.

ABSTRACT: Interoception, the sense of the internal body, is proposed to support self-regulation, and consequently influence mental health. Researchers have therefore shown interest in improving the ability to accurately monitor internal signals (i.e., interoceptive accuracy, IAcc). Research suggests that cardiac IAcc is modifiable by both manipulations of interoceptive attention (guided attention towards the internal body), and interoceptive exposure (strategically inducing somatic signals e.g., via physical activity). Whilst successful in isolation, it is unclear whether a combined approach (i.e., directing attention towards the internal body when signals are more salient) could elicit greater benefits. In a 2 × 2 within-subject design, 48 healthy adults (M_age = 25.98 ± 4.73 years, 50% f

SUBMITTER: Wallman-Jones A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9445090 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature