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

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

Meanwhile, chronically high glucose levels—communicated through the vagus and other interoceptive pathways—cause the habenula to respond less vigorously to nicotine, prompting the rats to seek more of the drug.

From Science Magazine

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

From Washington Post

This is in fact what ancient health systems like yoga try to do, by combining calisthenics with interoceptive and mindful awareness.

From Scientific American