A cortical basis for perception of internal gut sensations
Omer Rafael-Izhaki, Stav Shtiglitz, Juliet Miller, Yael Prilutski, Itay Talpir, Ayal Lavi, Yoav Livneh
Mice can report optogenetic activation of vagal gut mechanosensory neurons; insular cortex encodes perceptual report and causally affects detection only in a difficult psychophysics task, not simple detection.
bioRxiv · Sep 28, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience✦ In-depth digest