Visceral Perception: Understanding Internal Cognition (The Springer Series in Behavioral Psychophysiology and Medicine)

Author Gyorgy Adam maintains there is a type of sensory system active within the internal organs that appears to be, in some measure, independent of the traditional senses. Variously termed viscerosensory perception, internal perception, or internal cognition, this system operates largely outside of consciousness. Adam employs the extensive data he has gathered over many years to demonstrate how "hidden" internal signals originating in the alimentary tract, the cardiovascular system, and the kidneys may influence emotional states. __Visceral Perception__ is the only comprehensive treatment of this elusive subject. Front Matter....Pages i-xix Front Matter....Pages 1-1 The Subject of This Monograph....Pages 3-6 Definitions and Terminology....Pages 7-16 Historical Roots and Evolution....Pages 17-27 Front Matter....Pages 29-29 Conceptual Preliminaries....Pages 31-35 Functional Properties of Receptor Structures....Pages 37-55 Visceral Afferent Pathways and Central Projections....Pages 57-69 Front Matter....Pages 71-71 Psychophysics of Visceral Perception in Humans....Pages 73-86 Visceral Perception through Learning....Pages 87-102 Hemispheric Lateralization of Signal Processing....Pages 103-115 Front Matter....Pages 117-117 Visceroception A Borderline Sensory System....Pages 119-133 Visceroception and Cognition....Pages 135-159 Visceral Perception and Symptom Report An Epilogue....Pages 161-167 Back Matter....Pages 169-232

Author Gyorgy Adam maintains there is a type of sensory system active within the internal organs that appears to be, in some measure, independent of the traditional senses. Variously termed viscerosensory perception, internal perception, or internal cognition, this system operates largely outside of consciousness. Adam employs the extensive data he has gathered over many years to demonstrate how "hidden" internal signals originating in the alimentary tract, the cardiovascular system, and the kidneys may influence emotional states. Visceral Perception is the only comprehensive treatment of this elusive subject.

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"Author Gyorgy Adam maintains there is a type of sensory system active within the internal organs that appears to be, in some measure, independent of the traditional senses. Variously termed viscerosensory perception, internal perception, or internal cognition, this system operates largely outside of consciousness. Adam employs the extensive data he has gathered over many years to demonstrate how "hidden" internal signals originating in the alimentary tract, the cardiovascular system, and the kidneys may influence emotional states. Visceral Perception is the only comprehensive treatment of this elusive subject"--Font no determinada Author György Ádám maintains there is a type of sensory system active within the internal organs that appears to be, in some measure, independent of the traditional senses. Variously termed viscerosensory perception, internal perception, or internal cognition, this system operates largely outside of consciousness. Adam employs the extensive data he has gathered over many years to demonstrate how "hidden" internal signals originating in the alimentary tract, the cardiovascular system, and the kidneys may influence emotional states. Visceral Perception is the only comprehensive treatment of this elusive subject