Jimmy Ghaziri, Alan Tucholka, Gabriel Girard, Olivier Boucher, Jean-Christophe Houde, Maxime Descoteaux, Sami Obaid, Guillaume Gilbert, Isabelle Rouleau, Dang Khoa Nguyen
Hidden beneath the Sylvian fissure and sometimes considered as the fifth lobe of the brain, the insula plays a multi-modal role from its strategic location. Previous structural studies have reported cortico-cortical connections with the frontal, temporal, parietal and occipital lobes, but only a few have looked at its connections with subcortical structures. The insular cortex plays a role in a wide range of functions including processing of visceral and somatosensory inputs, olfaction, audition, language, motivation, craving, addiction and emotions such as pain, empathy and disgust...
June 5, 2018: Scientific Reports