Going at the heart of social cognition: is there a role for interoception in self-other distinction?

被引:70
作者
Palmer, Clare E. [1 ]
Tsakiris, Manos [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Royal Holloway Univ London, Lab Act & Body, Egham TW20 0EX, Surrey, England
[2] Univ London, Warburg Inst, Sch Adv Study, Woburn Sq, London WC1H 0AB, England
基金
欧洲研究理事会;
关键词
ILLUSORY OWNERSHIP; BODY; AUTISM; SENSITIVITY; AWARENESS; EMPATHY; INTEGRATION; EXPERIENCE; EMOTION; ABILITY;
D O I
10.1016/j.copsyc.2018.04.008
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Interoception describes the processing and awareness of bodily signals arising from visceral organs, essential for the organism's homeostatic needs. Beyond homeostasis, the integration of exteroceptive and interoceptive signals is required for the coherence of bodily self-awareness. Here, we suggest that interoception also plays a critical role in social cognition. Relating to others as individuals who are distinct from one's self requires the simultaneous yet distinct corepresentation of self and others. We propose that interoceptive awareness appears to stabilise the mental representation of one's self as distinct from others. A more nuanced understanding of the role of interoception in the representation of others in relation to ourselves is vital to determine its importance in social cognition.
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页数:6
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