Influence of Interoceptive Fear Learning on Visceral Perception

Key Points

• This research aims to explore how fear learning with visceral stimuli affects visceral perception and anxiety in gastrointestinal disorders.
• Data obtained from experiments using visceral stimuli for fear learning.
• Assessment of fear generalization and its impact on visceral perception.
• Analysis focused on the relationship between fear and gastrointestinal-specific anxiety.
• Fear learning significantly induced fear generalization related to visceral stimuli.
• Findings indicate a contribution to visceral hypersensitivity in functional gastrointestinal disorders.