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Individuals with thicker insula brain region take more cocaine when given a chance, study finds
A study of individuals with cocaine use disorder found that, when given the option, those with a thicker insula region in the ...
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Insula articles from across Nature Portfolio
The insula, or insular cortex, is a part of the cerebral cortex located at the base of the Sylvian fissure, and is involved in the processing of emotions, memory, taste, and regulation of the ...
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Thermosensory activation of insular cortex
Our results demonstrate that discriminative thermosensory cortex lies in the dorsal margin of the middle/posterior insula of humans. We first explored changes in regional activity over the entire ...