Body Sensations

The monograph aims to present the recent scientific knowledge on body sensations, i.e., conscious experiences that are localized or felt in the body from an internal perspective, regardless of their sensory origin. It summarizes the basic philosophical, evolutionary, neuroanatomical, psychological, and pathological aspects of the topic. Moreover, related phenomena, such as emotions, the placebo and nocebo effect, complementary and alternative medicine, and mind-body practices are discussed from the perspective of body sensations.

Offers a comprehensive, coherent, and up-to-date summary of the topic Provides easy to understand take-home messages for laypeople, clinicians and researchers at the end of each chapter Written in a way that is accessible to both clinicians and early-career researchers

Auteur

Ferenc Köteles is professor of psychology and the head of the Ádám György Psychophysiology Lab at the Institute of Health Promotion and Sport Sciences, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.He is primarily interested in the complex relationship between physiological and psychological processes. His research focuses on the placebo and nocebo phenomenon, various aspects of interoception, and the effects of mind-body interventions.

Contenu
Foreword.- Preface.- Introduction.- Chapter 1. How did it start? An evolutionary approach to consciousness.- Chapter 2. From the body to the brain: The biological background.- Chapter 3. What can we sense? Individual differences in interoceptive accuracy.- Chapter 4. What do we perceive? Individual differences in interoceptive sensitivity.- Chapter 5. Can we trust our feelings? The discrepancy between actual and perceived events.- Chapter 6. Putting everything together Integrated models and pathological aspects of internal perception.- Chapter 7. Interoception and emotions.- Chapter 8. Negative consequences of what we don't feel or mistakenly feel.- Chapter 9. Positive consequences what we feel, accurately or mistakenly.- Epilogue.