Background: Felt presence (FP) - the sensation of someone nearby without sensory evidence - is common in healthy adults and related to psychosis risk. FP may arise from a misattribution of internal signals to an external source and often occurs when people are alone. Interoception, the ability to perceive one's own bodily signals, may help distinguish oneself from others. FP could relate to...
November 3, 2025Anne Felsenheimer, Tatiana Baxter, Michael Sangimino et al.
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Background: Felt presence (FP) – the sensation of someone nearby without sensory evidence – is common in healthy adults and related to psychosis risk. FP may arise from a misattribution of internal signals to an external source and often occurs when people are alone. Interoception, the ability to perceive one’s own bodily signals, may help to distinguish oneself from others. FP could relate to...