Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Uddin, Lucina Q
• Nomi, Jason S
• Hébert-Seropian, Benjamin
• Ghaziri, Jimmy
• Boucher, Olivier

Titel

Structure and Function of the Human Insula

Ist Teil von

• Journal of clinical neurophysiology, 2017-07, Vol.34 (4), p.300-306

Ort / Verlag

United States

Erscheinungsjahr

2017

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The insular cortex, or "Island of Reil," is hidden deep within the lateral sulcus of the brain. Subdivisions within the insula have been identified on the basis of cytoarchitectonics, sulcal landmarks, and connectivity. Depending on the parcellation technique used, the insula can be divided into anywhere between 2 and 13 distinct subdivisions. The insula subserves a wide variety of functions in humans ranging from sensory and affective processing to high-level cognition. Here, we provide a concise summary of known structural and functional features of the human insular cortex with a focus on lesion case studies and recent neuroimaging evidence for considerable functional heterogeneity of this brain region.