期刊
PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
卷 239, 期 7, 页码 2289-2298出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-022-06115-7
关键词
Serotonin; Citalopram; Interoception; Metacognition; SSRI
资金
- Lundbeck Foundation
- University of Sussex School of Psychology
This study aimed to determine the causal effect of acute changes in serotonin levels on cardiac interoception. The results showed that citalopram can increase cardiac interoceptive insight, improving confidence in the accuracy of interoceptive judgments, independently of the cardiac and subjective effects of the drug.
Rationale Interoception is the signalling, perception, and interpretation of internal physiological states. Many mental disorders associated with changes of interoception, including depressive and anxiety disorders, are treated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). However, the causative link between SSRIs and interoception is not yet clear. Objectives To ascertain the causal effect of acute changes of serotonin levels on cardiac interoception. Methods Using a within-participant placebo-controlled design, forty-seven healthy human volunteers (31 female, 16 male) were tested on and off a 20 mg oral dose of the commonly prescribed SSRI, citalopram. Participants made judgements on the synchrony between their heartbeat and auditory tones and then expressed confidence in each judgement. We measured three types of interoceptive cognition. Results Citalopram increased cardiac interoceptive insight, measured as correspondence of self-reported confidence to the likelihood that interoceptive judgements were actually correct. This effect was driven by enhanced confidence for correct interoceptive judgements and was independent of measured cardiac and reported subjective effects of the drug. Conclusions An acute change of serotonin levels can increase insight into the reliability of inferences made from cardiac interoceptive sensations.
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