Andrea Salaris

PhD Graduate

PhD program:: XXXVI


supervisor: Giuseppina Porciello

Thesis title: Psychophysiological and Behavioral Correlates of Interoception: Comparing Typical and Atypical Patterns Across Various Organs

Understanding and interpreting our internal signals, known as interoception, is crucial for our survival and directs our behavior and thoughts in daily life. Various gap in current research in interoception led to the development of this thesis. In Chapter 1, the interoceptive literature was reviewed in depth, including: the various approaches to the study of interoception, including behavioural tasks and self-reported questionnaires across different modalities; the methodologies used to manipulate interoceptive signals; the need for a deeper comprehension of interoception's role in physical disorders seemingly unrelated to it, such as hypertension. Moreover, Chapter 1 delves into defining interoception as a multimodal construct, acknowledging its variability across different methodologies, particularly behavioral tasks and self-reported questionnaires. It also underscores the potential discrepancies in individuals' abilities concerning specific organs, such as the heart, lungs, and stomach. Chapter 2 proposes to validate a novel bodily illusion, termed the Embreathment Illusion, utilizing both interoceptive and exteroceptive signals within a female sample. In addition, the role of breath in bodily awareness is explored in a female sample and the relationship between menstrual cycle, interoception and body image is investigated. Chapter 3 and Chapter 4 focus into investigating the modulation of interoceptive abilities by employing two distinct neuromodulation techniques: altering cardiac interoception through transcranial magnetic theta burst stimulation and modifying perception of gastric signals via transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation. Chapter 5 explore the contribution of interoception in Borderline Hypertension, examining the intricate relationship between pain, blood pressure, and the capacity to perceive internal signals. Lastly, the potential applications of these studies for clinical purpose are discussed in Chapter 6.

Research products

11573/1714428 - 2024 - Probing corporeal awareness in women through virtual reality induction of embreathment illusion
Cantoni, C.; Salaris, A.; Monti, A.; Porciello, G.; Aglioti, S. M. - 01a Articolo in rivista
paper: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS (London: Springer Nature London: Nature Publishing Group) pp. - - issn: 2045-2322 - wos: WOS:001207399200063 (2) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85191061645 (2)

11573/1714859 - 2024 - Examining the role of interoceptive abilities in blood pressure-related hypoalgesia
Ottaviani, C.; Salaris, A.; Provenzano, L.; Al-Naqshbandi, H.; Yucel, S.; Basile, B.; Calcagnini, G.; Matti, E.; Porciello, G. - 04d Abstract in atti di convegno
conference: APS Annual Meeting (Brighton, UK)
book: American Psychosomatic Society - ()

11573/1664349 - 2023 - Sleep and Daily Positive Emotions - Is Heart Rate Variability a Mediator?
Ballesio, A; Zagaria, A; Salaris, A; Terrasi, M; Lombardo, C; Ottaviani, C - 01a Articolo in rivista
paper: JOURNAL OF PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY (Hogrefe Verlag GmbH:Robert Bosch Breite 25, D-37079 Goettingen Germany:011 49 551 496090, EMAIL: hh@hhpub.com, INTERNET: http://www.hhpub.com, Fax: 011 49 551 4960988) pp. - - issn: 0269-8803 - wos: WOS:000897904500002 (0) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85144563639 (0)

11573/1696959 - 2023 - Breath influences bodily self-consciousness in a female sample
Salaris, Andrea; Cantoni, Chiara; Monti, Alessandro; Porciello, Giuseppina; Aglioti, Salvatore Maria - 04d Abstract in atti di convegno
conference: Body Representation Network Conference 2023 (Mallorca)
book: Body Representation Network Conference 2023 - ()

11573/1714856 - 2023 - The role of acute stress, blood pressure and interoception in pain perception in individuals with borderline hypertension
Salaris, Andrea; Carnevali, L.; Provenzano, L.; Pietrarota, C.; Al-Naqshbandi, H.; Grimaldi, R.; Yucel, S.; Basile, B.; Mattei, E.; Calcagnini, G.; Ottaviani, C.; Porciello, G. - 04d Abstract in atti di convegno
conference: Il Congresso Nazionale SIPF 2023 (Siena)
book: Società Italiana di Psicofisiologia e Neuroscienze Cognitive - ()

11573/1656727 - 2022 - Bodily self-consciousness varies across the menstrual cycle
Cantoni, Chiara; Salaris, Andrea; Monti, Alessandro; Porciello, Giuseppina; Aglioti, Salvatore Maria - 04f Poster
conference: XXX Congresso Nazionale Società Italiana Psicofisiologia e Neuroscienze Cognitive (SIPF). (Udine)
book: XXX Congresso SIPF - ()

11573/1621909 - 2022 - Breathing out dental fear: a feasibility crossover study on the effectiveness of diaphragmatic breathing in children sitting on the dentist's chair
Levi, Martina; Bossù, Maurizio; Luzzi, Valeria; Semprini, Federica; Salaris, Andrea; Ottaviani, Cristina; Violani, Cristiano; Polimeni, Antonella - 01a Articolo in rivista
paper: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY (Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Limited) pp. - - issn: 0960-7439 - wos: WOS:000785578700001 (5) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85128735966 (2)

11573/1656742 - 2022 - Interfering with the activity of the insular cortex to modulate interoceptive awareness: a combined TMS/fMRI study
Salaris, Andrea; Strappini, Francesca; Basile, Barbara; Fagioli, Sabrina; Era, Vanessa; Ottaviani, Cristina; Macaluso, Emiliano; Giove, Federico; Porciello, Giuseppina - 04f Poster
conference: XXX Congresso Nazionale Società Italiana di Psicofisiologia e Neuroscienze Cognitive (Udine)
book: XXX Congresso Nazionale SIPF - ()

11573/1670760 - 2022 - Inhibiting anterior insula changes interoceptive accuracy: a combined TMS-fMRI study
Salaris, Andrea; Strappini, Francesca; Basile, Barbara; Fagioli, Sabrina; Era, Vanessa; Ottaviani, Cristina; Macaluso, Emiliano; Giove, Federico; Porciello, Giuseppina - 04f Poster
conference: Transcranial Brain Stimulation in Cognitive Neuroscience Workshop (Rovereto)
book: Transcranial Brain Stimulation in Cognitive Neuroscience Workshop Center for Mind/Brain Sciences - 2-3 December 2022 - CIMeC University of Trento - ()

11573/1608842 - 2021 - Interoceptive accuracy moderates the relationship between blood pressure and pain perception
Porciello, Giuseppina; Salaris, Andrea; Calcagnini, Giovanni; Ottaviani, Cristina; Mattei, Eugenio; Basile, Barbara - 04d Abstract in atti di convegno
conference: XXIX Congresso Nazionale SIPF. BEYOND THE LOCKDOWN OF THE BRAIN (Palermo)
book: XXIX Congresso Nazionale SIPF - ()

11573/1489222 - 2019 - Testing for the myth of cognitive reserve. Are the static and dynamic cognitive reserve indexes a representation of different reserve warehouses?
Serra, L.; Petrosini, L.; Salaris, A.; Pica, L.; Bruschini, M.; Di Domenico, C.; Caltagirone, C.; Marra, C.; Bozzali, M. - 01a Articolo in rivista
paper: JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (Netherlands: IOS Press) pp. 111-126 - issn: 1387-2877 - wos: WOS:000500780700010 (8) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85074422842 (9)

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