Scientists Say You Have a Sixth Sense, and It Could Affect Your Mental Health

Most people can name five human senses without thinking too hard.

Almost no one can name the sixth, which researchers are increasingly convinced plays a significant role in mental health.

It’s called interoception, and it’s the body’s ongoing system for reading its own internal signals—heart rate, hunger, breathing, gut sensation, muscle tension.

Psychologists Jennifer Murphy […]

The post https://www.vice.com/en/article/scientists-say-you-have-a-sixth-sense-and-it-could-affect-your-mental-health/">Scientists Say You Have a Sixth Sense, and It Could Affect Your Mental Health appeared first on https://www.vice.com">VICE.