The Insula: An Underestimated Brain Area in Clinical Neuroscience, Psychiatry, and Neurology

• Published in: Trends in neurosciences (Regular ed.) Vol. 40; no. 4; pp. 200 - 207
• Main Authors: Namkung, Ho, Kim, Sun-Hong, Sawa, Akira
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2017
• Subjects: Animals; Brain Diseases - pathology; Brain Diseases - physiopathology; Cerebral Cortex - anatomy & histology; Cerebral Cortex - diagnostic imaging; Cerebral Cortex - physiology; Cerebral Cortex - physiopathology; cognition; feeling; Humans; insula; Mental Disorders - pathology; Mental Disorders - physiopathology; motivation; neurological diseases; Neurology; psychiatric diseases; neurological diseases; feeling; cognition; insula; psychiatric diseases; motivation

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 feature...