How disrupted interoception could lead to disturbances in perceptual reality monitoring.

The editorial discusses how disrupted interoception can lead to disturbances in perceptual reality monitoring. It explores the overlap in neural activation patterns between imagination and perception, highlighting errors in perceptual reality monitoring in both clinical and non-clinical populations. The editorial speculates that differences in interoception may play a role in distinguishing between reality and imagination, particularly in cases of psychiatric conditions. The role of interoception in emotional processing is also discussed, with a focus on how disruptions in interoceptive processing may contribute to perceptual reality monitoring failures in various disorders, including schizophrenia. [Extracted from the article]