Insulab is a psychology research lab based at Royal Holloway, University of London and led by Dr Rebecca Brewer. The focus of our research is to understand how people perceive and interpret bodily signals, and the impact this has on social understanding, emotional experience, and the regulation of essential daily behaviours.
Our aims
To understand how interoception may influence the development of mental health conditions, such as Eating Disorders and Autism Spectrum Disorders.
To investigate how alexithymia is associated with both social and sensory processing difficulties in developmental conditions, such as Autism Spectrum Disorders.
To explore the relationship between interoception and alexithymia, both in clinical and non-clinical populations.