interoceptive

[in-tuh-roh-sep-tiv]

adjective

Physiology.

1. pertaining to interoceptors, the stimuli acting upon them, or the nerve impulses initiated by them.

Word History and Origins

Origin of interoceptive¹

First recorded in 1905–10; interocept(or) + -ive

Example Sentences

This area of the brainstem receives interoceptive input, or signals from the body about its internal state, like hunger, pain and fullness.

From Salon

Although the study used only subjective reports and didn't measure objective physiological changes in the body, the data suggest that art perception is an interoceptive process: it involves awareness of the body's internal state.

From Scientific American

Just as touch, taste, and smell help us encode sensory information about the outside world, our interoceptive senses alert us to what’s going on inside our bodies.

From Science Magazine

He hopes the buzzing pill could prove a handy way to test people’s interoceptive acuity and identify links to physical and mental health.

From Science Magazine

One form of therapy that can help with panic attacks, Gallagher said, is interoceptive exposures.

From Washington Post