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 ...

Understanding the brain networks involved in consciousness and altered states is important for many reasons, some therapeutic and others philosophical and cultural. Reference: F. Bartolomei et al, The ...

A study of individuals with cocaine use disorder found that, when given the option, those with a thicker insula region in the brain administered more cocaine infusions to themselves. Women ...

As they age, some people find it harder to understand speech in noisy environments. Now, UB researchers have identified the area in the brain, called the insula, that shows significant changes in ...

Whole-brain imaging data analysis Statistical analyses of the cross-sectional whole-brain imaging data were performed using SPM8.

Each patient reported an ecstatic aura only when the dorsal anterior insula was stimulated. Investigators measured brain wave activity (EEG) during periods of ecstasy and found that the anterior ...

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.

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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.

They observed that these patients reported an ecstatic aura only when the dorsal anterior insula of the brain was stimulated. Their findings in the journal Brain Stimulation, published by Elsevier, ...