The Interoceptive Model of the Human Body: Linguistic Expression and Cognitive Process

Abstract

The article explores the types of sensations, focusing primarily on the linguistic expression of interceptive sensations. The interceptive process is characterized not only by the presence of a physiological signal but also by its reflection in consciousness and subsequent semantic processing. Although sensations arising within the internal environment of the body have a biological nature, their conceptual content is formed through human cognitive and sociocultural experience. To gain a deep understanding of the sociocultural and psychological factors of interoception, it is essential to study how a person verbalizes internal bodily sensations.