Multichannel Investigation of Interoception: Sensitivity Is Not a Generalizable Feature
Objective: The term interoception refers to the perception of bodily cues. In empirical studies, it is assessed using heartbeat detection or tracking tasks, often with the implicit assumption that cardioception reflects general interoceptive ability. Studies that applied a multichannel approach meas...
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| author | Eszter Ferentzi Eszter Ferentzi Tamás Bogdány Zsuzsanna Szabolcs Zsuzsanna Szabolcs Barbara Csala Barbara Csala Áron Horváth Áron Horváth Ferenc Köteles |
| author_facet | Eszter Ferentzi Eszter Ferentzi Tamás Bogdány Zsuzsanna Szabolcs Zsuzsanna Szabolcs Barbara Csala Barbara Csala Áron Horváth Áron Horváth Ferenc Köteles |
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| description | Objective: The term interoception refers to the perception of bodily cues. In empirical studies, it is assessed using heartbeat detection or tracking tasks, often with the implicit assumption that cardioception reflects general interoceptive ability. Studies that applied a multichannel approach measured only a limited number of modalities. In the current study, six modalities were assessed to gain a deeper understanding of the relationship between the different sensory channels of interoception.Methods: For 118 university students (53% male) gastric perception (water load test), heartbeat perception (Schandry task), proprioception (elbow joint), ischemic pain (tourniquet technique), balancing ability (one leg stand), and perception of bitter taste were measured. Pair-wise correlation analysis and exploratory factor analyses (principal component analysis (PCA) and maximum likelihood (ML) extraction with oblimin rotation) were then carried out with a three-factor solution to investigate the underlying associations.Results: Correlation analysis only revealed significant associations between variables belonging to the same sensory modality (gastric perception, pain, bitter taste). Similarly, the three factors that consistently emerged in the factor analyses represented the three aforementioned modalities.Discussion: Interoceptive sensitivity assessed by using one channel only cannot be generalized. Interoceptive modalities carrying crucial information for survival are not integrated with other channels. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-903da05c4627442b89c91ab0c220d65a2022-12-22T01:06:41ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Human Neuroscience1662-51612018-06-011210.3389/fnhum.2018.00223362681Multichannel Investigation of Interoception: Sensitivity Is Not a Generalizable FeatureEszter Ferentzi0Eszter Ferentzi1Tamás Bogdány2Zsuzsanna Szabolcs3Zsuzsanna Szabolcs4Barbara Csala5Barbara Csala6Áron Horváth7Áron Horváth8Ferenc Köteles9Doctoral School of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, HungaryInstitute of Health Promotion and Sport Sciences, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, HungaryInstitute of Health Promotion and Sport Sciences, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, HungaryDoctoral School of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, HungaryInstitute of Health Promotion and Sport Sciences, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, HungaryDoctoral School of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, HungaryInstitute of Health Promotion and Sport Sciences, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, HungaryInstitute of Health Promotion and Sport Sciences, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, HungaryInstitute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, HungaryInstitute of Health Promotion and Sport Sciences, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, HungaryObjective: The term interoception refers to the perception of bodily cues. In empirical studies, it is assessed using heartbeat detection or tracking tasks, often with the implicit assumption that cardioception reflects general interoceptive ability. Studies that applied a multichannel approach measured only a limited number of modalities. In the current study, six modalities were assessed to gain a deeper understanding of the relationship between the different sensory channels of interoception.Methods: For 118 university students (53% male) gastric perception (water load test), heartbeat perception (Schandry task), proprioception (elbow joint), ischemic pain (tourniquet technique), balancing ability (one leg stand), and perception of bitter taste were measured. Pair-wise correlation analysis and exploratory factor analyses (principal component analysis (PCA) and maximum likelihood (ML) extraction with oblimin rotation) were then carried out with a three-factor solution to investigate the underlying associations.Results: Correlation analysis only revealed significant associations between variables belonging to the same sensory modality (gastric perception, pain, bitter taste). Similarly, the three factors that consistently emerged in the factor analyses represented the three aforementioned modalities.Discussion: Interoceptive sensitivity assessed by using one channel only cannot be generalized. Interoceptive modalities carrying crucial information for survival are not integrated with other channels.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnhum.2018.00223/fullinteroceptioninteroceptive sensitivityheartbeat perceptionpainwater load testbalance |
| spellingShingle | Eszter Ferentzi Eszter Ferentzi Tamás Bogdány Zsuzsanna Szabolcs Zsuzsanna Szabolcs Barbara Csala Barbara Csala Áron Horváth Áron Horváth Ferenc Köteles Multichannel Investigation of Interoception: Sensitivity Is Not a Generalizable Feature Frontiers in Human Neuroscience interoception interoceptive sensitivity heartbeat perception pain water load test balance |
| title | Multichannel Investigation of Interoception: Sensitivity Is Not a Generalizable Feature |
| title_full | Multichannel Investigation of Interoception: Sensitivity Is Not a Generalizable Feature |
| title_fullStr | Multichannel Investigation of Interoception: Sensitivity Is Not a Generalizable Feature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Multichannel Investigation of Interoception: Sensitivity Is Not a Generalizable Feature |
| title_short | Multichannel Investigation of Interoception: Sensitivity Is Not a Generalizable Feature |
| title_sort | multichannel investigation of interoception sensitivity is not a generalizable feature |
| topic | interoception interoceptive sensitivity heartbeat perception pain water load test balance |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnhum.2018.00223/full |
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