Emotions influence our decisions, including our political ones. Interoception can help us listen to the right one and ensure we make a considered decisions. We spoke to expert Professor Manos Tsakiris to find out more.

Interoceptive exposure is a therapy that aims to help people reduce their experience of anxiety and overcome fear of bodily sensations they associate with anxiety. We take a look at how the therapy works in this post.

Having experienced chronic pain himself, Dr Yoni Ashar is uniquely qualified as an expert on the topic. In this post, he discusses how the emerging treatment, Pain Reprocessing Therapy can help resolve chronic pain.

Kelly Mahler is leading expert on interoception who works with adults and children to help them improve their understanding of their inner sense of self. In a recent chat with Kelly, she explained to us how interoception relates to everyday life and why it’s so important for our wellbeing. Here are four things we learnt.

Ever wondered what it means to be alive? What is the key factor that separates us and other living organisms from inanimate objects? In 2006, English professor Karl Friston introduced his free energy principle (FEP) to the world. In this post, we pick over the bones of his fascinating and controversial principle.

Find out more about Professor Anil Seth’s fascinating theory of perception as controlled hallucination and learn how it can be helpful for our wellbeing.

Need motivation for getting more fresh food into your diet? Here, we take a look at 5 benefits of eating whole foods vs processed foods.

Our everyday energy expenditure is like a financial forecast. Our brain is constantly managing where best to invest resources, in essence budgeting for our bodies. Modern life can make this a tricky balancing act but we can take positive action through lifestyle choices that help us stay fit, healthy and in the black.

Fasted cardio has really captured the imagination of both the scientific community and public. There are lots of purported benefits of working out on an empty stomach, like fat loss and more energy. But is exercising whilst fasting safe? We explore in this post.