Human insula resolves into four functionally distinct regions
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Stimulated only the Brain, but Arm Hurt and Stomach churns... Found a ‘Sensory Map’ Inside the Brain
A research team at Stanford University classified the functions of the insula in the brain into four regions and identified sensory processing pathways in 87 epilepsy patients. By mapping this region, which governs everything from physical pain to emotional regulation, they confirmed the potential to understand the pathogenesis of mental illnesses such as chronic pain and anxiety disorders and to improve treatment methods in the future.
how your brain tracks what your body is feeling
Gemma Conroy in Nature: Scientists have mapped one of the most mysterious parts of the human brain in unprecedented detail1. Their results detail how this region, the insular cortex or insula, is organised to support the brain’s processing of bodily sensations such as pain. The mapping also details a pathway that allows for the cortex — the seat of higher-order cognition — to work with the insula to affect bodily perceptions. One region of the i…
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