The lmpact of Mind-Body Regulation Training on Interoception from an Embodied Cognition Perspective: A Review of Predictive Mechanisms

doi:10.12139/j.1672-0628.2025.06.004

Abstract

Abstract:

This paper, grounded in the framework of embodied cognition, integrates predictive coding theory and the Bayesian brain hypothesis to systematically review the pathways and predictive mechanisms through which mind-body regulation training influences interoception. At the physiological level, the respiratory patterns involved in mind-body regulation training may enhance parasympathetic nervous system activity, promoting homeostasis. Psychologically, through components such as attention awareness and acceptance practices, mind-body regulation training engages in the processing of interoceptive attention and modulates the predictive coding model of interoception via direct effects on the autonomic nervous system. Neurobiologically, mind-body regulation training may alter interoceptive capacity by reshaping the structure and function of insular cortex-related neural circuits. The overall regulatory mechanism of mind-body training may be related to a shift from active inference to perceptual inference, leading to reduced prediction error and enhanced interoception. This paper further proposes a “physiological-neural-psychological” cross-level model to elucidate how mind-body training achieves multidimensional integration of the interoceptive system through predictive coding mechanisms, outlining potential directions for future research.

Key words: interoception, mindfulness, mind-body regulation training, predictive coding

摘要：

本文基于具身认知视角，整合预测编码理论与贝叶斯脑假说，系统梳理身心调节训练影响内感受的路径和预测机制。生理层面，身心调节训练中的呼吸模式可能增强了副交感神经系统的活动，促进个体达到内稳态。心理层面，身心调节训练中通过注意觉察、接纳等练习要素，参与了内感受注意的加工，且基于对自主神经系统的直接作用，影响了内感受预测编码模式。脑机制层面，身心调节训练可能通过重塑岛叶皮层相关神经环路的结构和功能，改变个体内感受水平。身心调节训练的整个调控机制可能与主动推理向感知推理的转化有关，实现了预测误差的减少和内感受的增强。本文进一步提出“生理−神经−心理”跨层级模型，以揭示身心调节训练如何通过预测编码机制实现对内感受系统的多维整合，并指出未来研究方向。

关键词: 内感受, 正念, 身心调节训练, 预测编码

Li XU, Gaoxia WEI. The lmpact of Mind-Body Regulation Training on Interoception from an Embodied Cognition Perspective: A Review of Predictive Mechanisms[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2025, 23(6): 749-758.

徐丽, 魏高峡. 具身认知视角下身心调节训练对内感受的影响：一项预测机制综述[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2025, 23(6): 749-758.

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