The effect of a transient immune activation on subjective health perception in two placebo controlled randomised experiments.
Anna AndreassonBianka KarshikoffLisa LidbergTorbjörn ÅkerstedtMartin IngvarCaroline Olgart HöglundJohn AxelssonMats LekanderPublished in: PloS one (2019)
Health is drastically re-evaluated during inflammatory activation. The findings are consistent with notions that inflammation forms part of health-relevant interoceptive computations of bodily state, and hint at one mechanism as to why subjective health predicts longevity.