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The Insula: An Underestimated Brain Area in Clinical Neuroscience, Psychiatry, and Neurology
- Source :
- Trends in neurosciences. 40(4)
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Supported by recent human neuroimaging studies, the insula is re-emerging as an important brain area not only in the physiological understanding of the brain, but also in pathological contexts in clinical research. In this opinion article, we briefly introduce the anatomical and histological features of the human insula. We then summarize the physiological functions of the insula and underscore its pathological roles in psychiatric and neurological disorders that have long been underestimated. We finally propose possible strategies through which the role of the insula may be further understood for both basic and clinical neuroscience.
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
medicine.medical_specialty
Neurology
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MEDLINE
behavioral disciplines and activities
Article
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Neuroimaging
mental disorders
medicine
Animals
Humans
Psychiatry
Pathological
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Cerebral Cortex
Brain Diseases
Clinical neuroscience
General Neuroscience
Mental Disorders
Cognition
030104 developmental biology
Feeling
nervous system
behavior and behavior mechanisms
Psychology
Neuroscience
Insula
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
psychological phenomena and processes
Clinical psychology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 1878108X
- Volume :
- 40
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Trends in neurosciences
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....9c91d82b8e0da7efa721b8da8da16333