Exploring the Relationship between Exteroception and Interoception in Neurotypical and Neurodivergent Populations

探索神经典型和神经分化人群的外感受和内感受之间的关系

• 批准号: 2873110
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Nottingham
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2873110
• 关键词: Exploring; Relationship; between; Exteroception; Interoception

Sensory differences are frequently reported within the population perhaps being most commonly associated with different neurodivergent conditions. This includes in autistic individuals, where up to 96% of people have reported sensory differences (Crane et al., 2009), as well as in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Whether these differences are associated with being either hyper or hypo-sensitive to sensory stimuli, there is a growing appreciation for the adverse effects they can have on a person's emotional and social wellbeing. It is therefore critical to understand what is underlying these differences which, in turn, will help to develop vital interventions to better help and support the neurodivergent population.With the growing appreciation for the impact and frequency of sensory differences, research has begun to study how these senses are different focusing heavily on the basic external senses including: touch, smell, sight, sound and taste. An area that is rapidly gaining attention, however, is the differences in the internal sensory system within the neurodiverse population. This includes precepts such as interoception (an understanding of what is happening inside the body) and proprioception (knowing where the body is in space). Work conducted by Chen et al. (2021) has highlighted how both the internal and external systems may be interacting in a crucial way to regulate the sensory experience. From this, it can therefore be questioned as to whether this is underlying the differences in sensory experiences. Understanding whether these systems are interacting differently will be crucial to develop a better understanding as to why these differences emerge as well as focus interventions to target specific regulatory differences within the population.The proposed study aims to take advantage of virtual reality MIRAGE illusion technology to systematically manipulate the relationship between the external and internal sensory systems to better understand how the relationship between these two systems is different in the neurodivergent population. Using MIRAGE, multisensory illusions can be implemented and differences observed between populations. This methodology negates previous challenges that accompany illusions of embodiment where the participant must first adopt a prop as their own body part, something especially challenging within the autistic population. Instead, this method allows a real time image to make it appear that the illusion is happening with the participants body. Thus, this project will take a unique approach to studying the relationship between the external and internal senses and how this may be different in the neurodiverse population.

人们经常在人群中报告感觉差异，这可能最常见于不同的神经疾病条件。这包括自闭症患者，其中多达96％的人报告了感觉差异（Crane等，2009）以及注意力不足多动障碍（ADHD）。这些差异是否与对感官刺激的高度敏感或低敏感有关，人们对他们可能对一个人的情感和社会福祉产生的不利影响越来越多。因此，重要的是要了解这些差异的基本差异，反过来将有助于制定重要的干预措施，以更好地帮助和支持神经差异的人群。随着对感官差异的影响和频率的增强，研究开始研究这些感觉如何将这些感觉重点不同地集中在基本的外部感觉上：触感，气味，风味，视觉，视觉，视觉，视觉，视觉，声音和口味。然而，一个迅速引起关注的领域是神经多样性人群内部感觉系统的差异。这包括诸如Interoception（了解体内发生的事情）和本体感受（了解身体在太空中的位置）之类的戒律。 Chen等人进行的工作。 （2021）强调了内部系统和外部系统如何以一种关键方式进行调节感官体验。因此，可以质疑这是否在感官体验中的差异。了解这些系统的相互作用是否不同对于建立更好的理解是至关重要的，以了解为什么这些差异出现以及重点干预措施以针对人群中的特定监管差异。拟议的研究旨在利用虚拟现实Mirage幻觉技术，以系统地利用这些系统之间的外部和内部感觉系统之间的关系，以更好地理解这些系统之间的关系之间的关系之间的关系是不同的。使用幻影，可以实施多感官幻觉，并在人群之间观察到差异。这种方法否定了以前的挑战，这些挑战伴随着体现的幻象，参与者必须首先采用道具作为自己的身体部位，这在自闭症人群中尤其具有挑战性。取而代之的是，此方法允许实时图像使参与者身体发生幻觉似乎正在发生。因此，该项目将采用一种独特的方法来研究外部和内部感官之间的关系，以及在神经多样性人群中的关系如何。