#327 Sarah Garfinkel: Interoception, Emotion, And Mental Health

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RECORDED ON FEBRUARY 20th, 2020.
Dr. Sarah Garfinkel is Professor of neuroscience and psychiatry based at the University of Sussex and the Brighton and Sussex Medical School. Her research is focused on the link between interoception and emotion and memory. In 2018, she was selected as one of 11 researchers on the Nature Index 2018 Rising Stars. Dr. Garfinkel's research focuses on interoception, the ability to sense one’s own body, and the link between interoception and the brain. She specifically focuses on the heartbeat, and has shown that the heartbeat, and perception thereof, influences the way people process fear. Her research has furthermore shown that autistic people experience difficulty judging their heartbeat, causing anxiety and stress. This research has led to the development of a new therapy technique called interoception-directed therapy, which aims to reduce anxiety in autistic individuals.

In this episode, we talk about interoception, and how it connects with emotion, cognition, and mental health. We first answer what interoception is about, and how it connects with how the brain works. We also discuss how emotions work, and connect them with decision-making, and refer to memory and cognition. We then get into the association between interoception and mental health and psychiatry, and we go through several examples of mental disorder, like PTSD, addiction, autism, depression, and anxiety.

Time Links:
01:26 What is interoception?
03:57 Interoception and the brain
05:46 How emotions work
08:02 Emotions and decision-making
09:09 Memory and cognition
15:11 Interoception and mental health
18:25 PTSD and amygdala function
22:20 Insular cortex activation, binge drinking, alcoholism, and addiction
25:19 Autism
27:55 Depression and anxiety
30:22 Can we improve clinical practices with interoception research?
37:10 Follow Dr. Garfinkel’s work!
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[cherylm]

Excellent interview, very informative🎉

[bethmc]

Great conversation, fantastic information, too many ads.

[InsistentlyInterdisciplinary]

Loved the interview! I would be really to see/hear Sarah Garfinkel give a didactic sort of module to give people the building blocks to really get stuck into this body of work.

[davidanderson]

Excellent. I love it when you get neurologists on and Dr. G is a real find. I'm not sure if the antior insula is on the meso-limbic pathway (addiction) but I'll look it up. SHe hit on many areas of my interest so I listened twice. Plus I like when neurologists use the word "bonkers". :-) D.A., J.D., NYC

[brainnfire]

Só por curiosidade, quais são as suas credenciais Ricardo? O senhor acompanha muito bem a entrevistada. Gostei de ver.