Caroline Williams

So our sight and our hearing and our other senses, they are extraceptive.

They tell us about the external world.

Interoception tells you what's going on inside your own body.

So it's kind of the center of our personal universe.

Hello, thanks for having me back.

It's been a while.

Yes, interoception.

Yeah, so it's a bit of a horrible word, really.

And I think it's one that we'll have to get more familiar with in years to come.

It's going to be one of those things like the microbiome, which once sounded something kind of crazy and out there, and now everyone knows about it.

So interoception is quite simple, really.

It's the way we detect and interpret signals from within our own bodies.

So it's kind of a sense that's unlike all our others.

So our sight and our hearing and our other senses tell us they are extra receptive.

They tell us about the external world, the world outside of our bodies.

Interoception tells you what's going on inside your own body.

So it's kind of the center of our personal universe, really.

And

There's a good reason why the brain cares an awful lot about this sense of interoception, because these are sensations that tell you something about how you're faring in the world and whether you need to do something to increase your chances of survival.

So, you know, are you hungry?