Chestnut Hill, Mass. (01/31/2018) - The brain's insular cortex, which processes senses and emotions, controls reactions like approach to or avoidance of others through the action of the hormone ...

The epileptic "aura" is a subjective phenomenon that sometimes precedes the visible clinical features of a seizure. Investigators tested three epileptic patients prior to potential surgery to try to ...

(2019) The role of the dorsal anterior insula in ecstatic sensation revealed by direct electrical brain stimulation. Brain Stimulation . doi. org/ 10. 1016/ j. brs. 2019.

The left anterior insula region of the brain, which is thought to be involved with cognitive functioning and the regulation of emotion, has also been tied to the generation of compassion and empathy.

“Your brain is always doing something,” Wack explains. “And when you have hearing loss, you are recruiting other areas of the brain to do more processing in order to decode what’s going on. What’s ...

Scientists at the University of Cambridge identified the part of brain responsible for gambling addiction and the findings could be used to reduce hyperactivity in the insula.

In a significant medical feat, a team of neurosurgeons here removed a deeply seated insular brain tumour of a 44-year-old woman through a transformative and novel eyebrow keyhole approach. "This ...