Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, UK.
Q J Exp Psychol (Hove). 2024 Feb;77(2):223-229. doi: 10.1177/17470218231172725. Epub 2023 May 9.
In recent years, there has been a significant rise in interest in interoception, the processing of internal bodily signals. This interest has been coupled by increased concerns regarding the measurement and conceptualisation of interoception. Focusing on cardiac interoceptive accuracy, I outline what I believe to be the most pressing issues in the field of interoception-specifically the continued reliance on the heartbeat counting task. I then provide an overview of what I believe to be more general limitations concerning how we measure and conceptualise individual differences in interoception and suggestions for a way forward. Specifically, I believe that by moving beyond single measurements, establishing optimal levels of interoceptive accuracy, and refocusing from accuracy to propensity, we may be able to uncover the real-life relevance of interoceptive abilities.
近年来，人们对内部身体信号处理的内感受的兴趣显著增加。这种兴趣伴随着对内感受的测量和概念化的日益关注。本文聚焦于心脏内感受准确性，概述了我认为在内感受领域中最紧迫的问题，特别是对心跳计数任务的持续依赖。然后，我概述了我认为更普遍的限制，涉及我们如何测量和概念化内感受个体差异，并提出了前进的建议。具体来说，我认为通过超越单一测量、确定最佳的内感受准确性水平以及从准确性重新聚焦到倾向，我们可能能够揭示内感受能力的现实生活相关性。
