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 ...

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 self ...

Activity levels in a specific region of the brain predict whether we think something is real, irrespective of whether we've ...

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 ...

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 ...

Areas of the brain that help a person differentiate between what is real and what is imaginary have been uncovered in a new ...

Similarly, the brain mobilizes specific areas to assist in this search. Three regions, in particular, play key roles: the anterior cingulate cortex, the prefrontal cortex and the insula.