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interoception vs somatesthesia

somatesthesia vs interoception

interoception and somatesthesia both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
interoception Yes No No No
somatesthesia Yes No No No
As nouns, somatesthesia is a hyponym of interoception; that is, somatesthesia is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than interoception:
  • interoception: sensitivity to stimuli originating inside of the body
  • somatesthesia: the faculty of bodily perception; sensory systems associated with the body; includes skin senses and proprioception and the internal organs
interoception (noun) somatesthesia (noun)
sensitivity to stimuli originating inside of the body the faculty of bodily perception; sensory systems associated with the body; includes skin senses and proprioception and the internal organs
the perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations
Difference between interoception and somatesthesia

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