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interoceptive
[ in-tuh-roh-sep-tiv ]
adjective
, Physiology.
- pertaining to interoceptors, the stimuli acting upon them, or the nerve impulses initiated by them.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of interoceptive1
First recorded in 1905–10; interocept(or) + -ive
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Example Sentences
These signals travel through a complex network of nerves and deep-lying brain regions before arriving at parts of the cortex specialized for interoceptive processing—in particular, the insular cortex.
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The key property of interoceptive signals is that they reflect, in one way or another, how well physiological regulation of the body is going.
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Like all physical properties, the bodily causes of interoceptive signals remain hidden behind a sensory veil.
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