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. 2017 Jun:77:237-246.
doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2017.03.017. Epub 2017 Apr 1.

From the body's viscera to the body's image: Is there a link between interoception and body image concerns?

Deborah Badoud  1 , Manos Tsakiris  2
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From the body's viscera to the body's image: Is there a link between interoception and body image concerns?

Deborah Badoud et al. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2017 Jun.
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Abstract

Interoception, the sense of the physiological condition of the body originating from within its internal organs, and body image, namely the perception, feelings and attitudes one has about one's body, are two fundamental components of our sense of personal identity and overall well-being. However, the relation between interoception and body image remains poorly understood. We here review recent behavioural and neuroimaging evidence from non-clinical and clinical populations (e.g. eating disorders) to propose that basic interoceptive processes and interoceptive awareness may crucially contribute to the complex formation of body image, as well as to its disturbances. In particular, lower interoceptive accuracy and awareness are associated with body-image concerns. We provide a potential mechanistic explanation of the link between interoception and body image, which aims to integrate interoceptive and exteroceptive representations of the body. The suggested link between interoception and body image can inform new empirically testable hypotheses on the underlying neurocognitive processes that are central to body image concerns and disturbances, and motivate relevant clinical implications.

Keywords: Anorexia nervosa; Body image; Eating disorders; Insula; Interoception; Interoceptive accuracy; Interoceptive awareness; Predictive coding.

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