Inside your body, an intricate communication network constantly monitors breathing, heart rate, digestion, and immune function — a hidden “sixth sense” called interoception. Now, Nobel laureate Ardem Patapoutian and a team at Scripps Research and the Allen Institute have received $ 14.2 million from the NIH to map this internal sensory system in unprecedented detail.
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Scientists launch $14.2 million project to map the body’s “hidden sixth sense”
October 25, 2025By






