To their surprise, the scientists found that the primary somatosensory cortex did not respond to warmth. When they looked around further, they found neurons responding in a region at the side of the ...

Researchers of the Human Brain Project (HBP) have identified seven new areas of the human insular cortex, a region of the brain that is involved in a wide variety of functions, including ...

The primary somatosensory cortex did not respond to warmth, but the researchers found neurons responding in a region at the side of the brain called the posterior insular cortex. A two-photon ...

Interestingly, this move highlighted activity in a brain area called the anterior insular cortex. Experiment two — In the second experiment, participants watched a screen on which a face ...

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 oxytocin, a team of Boston College ...

A similar method was used to suppress activity in a brain region known to regulate introspection, the insula cortex . Employing a blue-light sensitive channel opsin (iC++), Hsueh et. al sought to ...

In a nutshell Healthcare workers who work more than 52 hours per week show physical changes in brain regions responsible for decision-making and emotional control. The study found that overworked ...

It happens in a blink. Your eyes glance over a page, and letters become words. Words transform into meaning. Sentences unfurl into stories or arguments. But what exactly happens in your brain when you ...