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The neurobiology of aesthetic chills: How bodily sensations shape emotional experiences

Psychology

The neurobiology of aesthetic chills: How bodily sensations shape emotional experiences

F. Schoeller, A. Jain, et al.

Aesthetic chills—shivers and goosebumps tied to reward or threat—offer a window into how bodily sensations shape conscious feelings. This review synthesizes neuroimaging evidence and highlights questions about the timing of bodily feedback, interoceptive predictions, uncertainty/precision signaling, and reward–threat balancing. This research was conducted by Felix Schoeller, Abhinandan Jain, Diego A. Pizzagalli, and Nicco Reggente.... show more
Abstract
The phenomenon of aesthetic chills—shivers and goosebumps associated with either rewarding or threatening stimuli—offers a unique window into the brain basis of conscious reward because of their universal nature and simultaneous subjective and physical counterparts. Elucidating the neural mechanisms underlying aesthetic chills can reveal fundamental insights about emotion, consciousness, and the embodied mind. What is the precise timing and mechanism of bodily feedback in emotional experience? How are conscious feelings and motivations generated from interoceptive predictions? What is the role of uncertainty and precision signaling in shaping emotions? How does the brain distinguish and balance processing of rewards versus threats? We review neuroimaging evidence and highlight key questions for understanding how bodily sensations shape conscious feelings. This research stands to advance models of brain-body interactions shaping affect and may lead to novel nonpharmacological interventions for disorders of motivation and pleasure.
Publisher
Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience
Published On
Feb 21, 2024
Authors
Felix Schoeller, Abhinandan Jain, Diego A. Pizzagalli, Nicco Reggente
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3758/s13415-024-01168-x
Tags
aesthetic chills
interoception
conscious reward
bodily feedback timing
precision and uncertainty signaling
neuroimaging
emotion and motivation

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