Episode 43: Interoception: Why Emotions Feel the Way They Do

Sense of Mind Podcast Episode 43: Interoception: Why Emotions Feel the Way They Do Watch here: https://youtu.be/5-8IfXRMM9g Feelings are extremely important indicators of our wellbeing, whether they’re purely physical internal sensations (like a stomach ache) or emotional feelings (like the upset stomach you might get before you give a big presentation). Interoception is the sense of the inside of the body, and it provides the basis for both types of feelings. In this video, we’ll see how bodily sensations are turned into emotional feelings in the brain, and vice versa. The most important brain region in this regard is the so-called “interoceptive cortex,” which spans the insular and anterior cingulate cortices, but many other brain regions are important as well. If you want to learn more about the neuroscience of emotions, check out the most recent episode of “The Social Brain,” my podcast with neuroscientist Taylor Guthrie: https://youtu.be/i7xziZn4OUw -- Connect, Follow, Subscribe and Support Sense of Mind! Linktree: https://linktr.ee/senseofmind Support: https://anchor.fm/senseofmind/support Subscribe to the Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC610T-s8gpOVDtAVXTZ35FQ?sub_confirmation=1 Website: www.Senseofmindshow.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/senseofmind/support