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Within-Person Modulation of Neural Networks following Interoceptive Awareness Training through Mindful Awareness in Body-Oriented Therapy (MABT): A Pilot Study

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Price, Cynthia J., Sevinc, Gunes, Farb, Norman A. S.·2023·Brain Sciences

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Interoception, the representation of the body’s internal state, is increasingly recognized for informing subjective wellbeing and promoting regulatory behavior. However, few empirical reports characterize interoceptive neural networks, and fewer demonstrate changes to these networks in response to an efficacious intervention. Using a two-group randomized controlled trial, this pilot study explored within-participant neural plasticity in interoceptive networks following Mindful Awareness in Body-oriented Therapy (MABT). Participants (N = 22) were assigned to either 8 weeks of MABT or to a no-treatment control and completed baseline and post-intervention assessments that included subjective interoceptive awareness (MAIA) and neuroimaging of an interoceptive awareness task. MABT was uniquely associated with insula deactivation, increased functional connectivity between the dorsal attention network and the somatomotor cortex, and connectivity changes correlated positively with changes in subjective interoception. Within the MABT group, changes in subjective interoception interacted with changes in a predefined anterior cingulate seed region to predict changes in right middle insula activity, a putative primary interoceptive representation region. While the small sample size requires the replication of findings, results suggest that interoceptive training enhances sensory–prefrontal connectivity, and that such changes are commensurate with enhanced interoceptive awareness.

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  • Evidence indicates that mindfulness interventions work through reducing stress and craving and improving mindfulness and interoceptive awareness.

    “Evidence indicates that mindfulness interventions work through reducing stress and craving and improving mindfulness and interoceptive awareness [15,19,20,28–32].”

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    The Introduction (page unavailable) reports prior MABT findings of reduced craving and improved interoceptive awareness. The Discussion (page unavailable) reports improved interoceptive awareness in this pilot study, but no change in symptom burden or the measured mindfulness skills of decentering and non-judgment. It therefore does not establish the full claim that mindfulness interventions work through all four proposed changes, including reduced stress. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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Authors
Price, C. J., Sevinc, G., & Farb, N. A. S.
Affiliations
  • University of Washington (US)
  • Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
  • University of Toronto (CA)
Corresponding author
Price, Cynthia J.
Venue
Brain Sciences
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2023-09-30
Volume
13
Issue
10
Pages
1396
ISSN
2076-3425 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4387230444
Cited by
20
References
89
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 5
FWCI
4.05
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Brain Sciences (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • TSpace (University of Toronto) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
  • National Institute of Health (UL1 TR002319, RGPIN-2015-05901, Research Intramural Funding Program)
  • Canadian Natural Sciences and Engineering Council (UL1 TR002319, RGPIN-2015-05901, Research Intramural Funding Program)
  • School of Nursing, University of Washington (UL1 TR002319, RGPIN-2015-05901, Research Intramural Funding Program)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
Keywords
interoception, neuroplasticity, dorsal attention network, somatomotor cortex, anterior cingulate cortex, functional connectivity, mindfulness-based interventions

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