Towards interoception as a transdiagnostic biomarker of health-harming disorders

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Interoception, the process of sensing, monitoring, and regulating our internal, homeostatic rhythms, is experiencing a renaissance in neuroscience. Recent advancements in systems neuroscience and neurobiology are uncovering specific, and at times surprising, mechanisms of brain-body interaction. For instance, we've discovered that multi-organ interoceptive axes influence a broad range of brain processes, from global neural oscillations to domain-specific computations. However, our progress in integrating these insights has been hampered by methodological constraints in measuring interoception in humans. To address this, we've developed various computational and psychophysical tools to assess interoception across gastric, cardiac, and respiratory axes. In my talk, I'll share findings from our Visceral Mind Project, a comprehensive dataset of 530 participants, encompassing brain, body, mental health, and psychophysiological measures.