“…Research generally supports this idea, although the direction of effects is mixed, with some studies linking alexithymia to exaggerated neural, physiological, or behavioral responses to exteroceptive or body-based cues (e.g., Sivik, 1993 ; Nyklicek and Vingerhoets, 2000 ; Schafer et al, 2007 ; Bogdanov et al, 2013 ) and others linking it to reduced responsiveness (e.g., Pollatos et al, 2008 ; Goerlich-Dobre et al, 2014b ; Gaigg et al, 2018 ). Alexithymia is also associated with atypicalities in multisensory integration, although the direction of the effects has varied (see Miles et al, 2011 ; Thakkar et al, 2011 ; Cascio et al, 2012 ; Germine et al, 2013 ; Grynberg and Pollatos, 2015 ; Georgiou et al, 2016 ). The mixed results from studies in this area could reflect the fact that researchers have not typically considered in their study designs the possibility that there may be subtypes of individuals with alexithymia who generate, experience, and regulate their emotions in different ways.…”