insular cortex

collocation in English

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insular
adjective
uk
/ˈɪn.sjə.lər/us
/ˈɪn.sə.lɚ/
interested only in your own country or group and not willing to accept different or ...
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cortex
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɔː.teks/us
/ˈkɔːr.teks/
the outer layer, especially of the brain and ...
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Insularcortex(especially the dysgranular intermediate zone) is also situated between the premotor cortex and the limbic system.
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Insularcortexabnormalities in schizophrenia : a structural magnetic resonance imaging study of first-episode patients.
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In situations that involve known risk rather than uncertainty, theinsularcortexseems to be highly active.
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Researchers found higher activation in theinsularcortex, the orbitofrontal cortex and the amygdala when presented with smoking cues.
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Those with irritable bowel syndrome have abnormal processing of visceral pain in theinsularcortexrelated to dysfunctional inhibition of pain within the brain.
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One study on rhesus monkeys revealed widespread reciprocal connections between theinsularcortexand almost all subnuclei of the amygdaloid complex.
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Some classification systems also include a limbic lobe and treat theinsularcortexas a lobe.
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A significant negative correlation between pain severity and dopamine synthesis was demonstrated within theinsularcortex.
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The rightinsularcortexprobably plays the most significant role in these phenomena.
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Ventrally the primary motor cortex is bordered by theinsularcortexin the lateral sulcus.
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A full bladder also activates theinsularcortex.
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Theinsularcortexis often lesioned by a stroke.
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It is the lateral most limit of the anterior perforated substance and the starting point of theinsularcortex.
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Its strongest direct connections to the cerebral cortex are with theinsularcortex, the orbital cortex, and the medial wall of the frontal lobe.
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Importantly, responding counter-attitudinally activated the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex and the anteriorinsularcortex; furthermore, the degree to which these regions were activated predicted individual participants' degree of attitude change.
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He is also credited for introducing the demarcation of the brain's cortical surface into five lobes, (frontal lobe, temporal lobe, parietal lobe, occipital lobe andinsularcortex).
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Research published in 2007 has shown that cigarette smokers suffering damage to theinsularcortex, from a stroke for instance, have their addiction to cigarettes practically eliminated.
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A patient study reported that damage in the rostral part of the insula caused gustatory disturbance, as well as taste recognition and intensity deficits in patients withinsularcortexlesions.
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