Exploration + Interoception

Craig, A. D. (2003). Interoception: the sense of the physiological condition of the body. Current opinion in neurobiology, 13(4), 500-505.

Critchley, H. D., & Garfinkel, S. N. (2017). Interoception and emotion. Current opinion in psychology, 17, 7-14.

Ramsay, D. S., & Woods, S. C. (2014). Clarifying the roles of homeostasis and allostasis in physiological regulation. Psychological review, 121(2), 225.

Quadt, L., Critchley, H. D., & Garfinkel, S. N. (2018). Interoception and emotion: shared mechanisms and clinical implications. In M. Tsakiris & H. De Preester (eds.). The Interoceptive Mind: From Homeostasis to Awareness , (pp. 123-143). Oxford Academic.

Our body is aesthetic & functional…

Don’t Shock Me: Madalyn’s law USA/NJ petition.

Lauren Wasser – Shocking TRUE Story: “I Lost Both Of My Legs Because Of A Tampon” (Health Warning). Diary of a CEO: Steven Bartlett (youtube).

Toxic shock syndrome – National Health Service (NHS).

Probiotic combo stops bacteria that cause toxic shock syndrome. Science Daily.

Schlievert, P. M., Gaitán, A. V., Kilgore, S. H., Roe, A. L., Maukonen, J., Lehtoranta, L., … & Marsman, D. S. (2023). Inhibition of Toxic Shock Syndrome-Associated Staphylococcus aureus by Probiotic Lactobacilli. Microbiology Spectrum, e01735-23.

Human ageing is…

Baltes, P. B. (1987). Theoretical propositions of life-span developmental psychology: On the dynamics between growth and decline. Developmental psychology, 23(5), 611. https://doi.org/10.1037/0012-1649.23.5.611.

Levy, B. (2009). Stereotype embodiment: A psychosocial approach to aging. Current directions in psychological science, 18(6), 332-336. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8721.2009.01662.x.

Tully-Wilson, C., Bojack, R., Millear, P. M., Stallman, H. M., Allen, A., & Mason, J. (2021). Self-perceptions of aging: A systematic review of longitudinal studies. Psychology and Aging, 36(7), 773. https://doi.org/10.1037/pag0000638.

Comics/cartoons = form…

Comics Research Hub: London College of Communication/University of the Arts London. http://comicsresearch.arts.ac.uk/

Davies, P. F. (2019). Comics as communication: A functional approach. Springer Nature.

Guzman, J., & Moore, B. (2023). Black newspapers and the Black public sphere: The utility of cartoons in the context of World War II. Poetics, 97, 101767. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poetic.2023.101767

Kovecses, Z. (2010). Metaphor: A practical introduction. Oxford university press.

Whitted, Q. (Ed.) (2023). Desegregating Comics: Debating Blackness in the Golden Age of American Comics. Rutgers University Press.