Bridging interoception and time perspective: toward an embodied model of consciousness.
Front Psychol April 2, 2026 Olga Klamut, Simon Weissenberger
People who are more aware of internal bodily signals (interoceptive awareness) report better sleep and digestion, and this link is partly explained by having a balanced time perspective—an even orientation toward past, present, and future. The findings suggest that sensing the body helps regulate conscious experience not just through automatic bodily processes but also through how people think about time. This supports a model where bodily awareness and temporal orientation work together to maintain psychological and physical stability.