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At the heart of the ventral attention system: The right anterior insula

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Eckert, Mark A., Menon, Vinod, Walczak, Adam, Ahlstrom, Jayne, Denslow, Stewart, Horwitz, Amy, Dubno, Judy R.·2009·Human Brain Mapping

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The anterior insula has been hypothesized to provide a link between attention‐related problem solving and salience systems during the coordination and evaluation of task performance. Here, we test the hypothesis that the anterior insula/medial frontal operculum (aI/fO) provides linkage across systems supporting task demands and attention systems by examining the patterns of functional connectivity during word recognition and spatial attention functional imaging tasks. A shared set of frontal regions (right aI/fO, right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, bilateral anterior cingulate) were engaged, regardless of perceptual domain (auditory or visual) or mode of response (word production or button press). We present novel evidence that: (1) the right aI/fO is functionally connected with other frontal regions implicated in executive function and not just brain regions responsive to stimulus salience; and (2) that the aI/fO, but not the ACC, exhibits significantly correlated activity with other brain regions specifically engaged by tasks with varying perceptual and behavioral demands. These results support the hypothesis that the right aI/fO aids in the coordination and evaluation of task performance across behavioral tasks with varying perceptual and response demands. Hum Brain Mapp 2009. © 2008 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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  • Several other studies have shown functional dissociation between AIC and ACC in other domains.

    “In line with this evidence, several other studies have shown functional dissociation between AIC and ACC in other domains (Sridharan et al., 2008; Eckert et al., 2009).”

    From Anterior insular cortex and emotional awareness (2013) · cites this paper as Eckert et al., 2009

  • Right AIC, but not ACC, is coupled with brain regions involved in task performance across domains.

    “The right AIC, but not the ACC, is also coupled with brain regions involved in task performance across different domains (Eckert et al., 2009).”

    From Anterior insular cortex and emotional awareness (2013) · cites this paper as Eckert et al., 2009

  • Both insula and dACC are components of the SN, but they subserve different functions, with insula more related to internal somatic function and monitoring task performance, while the dACC is

    “However, while both insula and dACC are components of the SN, they subserve different functions, with insula more related to internal somatic function and monitoring task performance (Eckert et al. 2009;Menon and Uddin 2010;Cai et al. 2014), while the dACC is”

    From Brain Activity and Functional Connectivity Associated with Hypnosis (2016) · cites this paper as Eckert et al. 2009

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Authors
Eckert, M. A., Menon, V., Walczak, A., Ahlstrom, J., Denslow, S., Horwitz, A., & Dubno, J. R.
Affiliations
  • Medical University of South Carolina (US)
  • Stanford Medicine (US)
Venue
Human Brain Mapping
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2008-12-15
Volume
30
Issue
8
Pages
2530-2541
ISSN
  • 1065-9471 (ISSN-L)
  • 1097-0193
OpenAlex
W2079963397
Cited by
406
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FWCI
4.67
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Human Brain Mapping (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (P50 DC00422-20, P50DC000422)
  • National Center for Research Resources (C06 RR 14516, C06RR014516)
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (HD047520, R01HD047520)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition › Visual Attention and Saliency Detection
Keywords
right anterior insula, functional connectivity, word recognition, spatial attention, dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, anterior cingulate cortex, executive function, task performance evaluation, stimulus salience, perceptual demands
MeSH terms
Adult, Attention, Brain, Brain Mapping, Female, Humans, Functional Laterality, Male, Neural Pathways, Neuropsychological Tests, Parietal Lobe, Space Perception, Speech Perception, Temporal Lobe, Visual Perception, Pattern Recognition, Physiological

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