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Interoception and Facial Emotion Perception1655outcomes of an exploratory analysis, we suggest that this might be associated with a stronger integration of actual physiological signals indicating an emotional experience. Higher autistic trait levels, in contrast, might be associated with less integration of physiological signals in determining the emotional intensity of an observed expression. These suggestions should be carefully tested in future studies. With more and more research highlighting the role of interoception in experiencing emotions and connecting to others, fostering adaptive interoceptive processing might become an important avenue in facilitating everyday life social encounters in individuals on the autism spectrum.