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The insula: an underestimated brain area in clinical neuroscience, psychiatry, and neurology

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Namkung, Ho, Kim, Sun-Hong, Sawa, Akira·2017·Trends in Neurosciences

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Supported by recent human neuroimaging studies, the insula is re-emerging as an important brain area not only in the physiological understanding of the brain, but also in pathological contexts in clinical research. In this opinion article, we briefly introduce the anatomical and histological features of the human insula. We then summarize the physiological functions of the insula and underscore its pathological roles in psychiatric and neurological disorders that have long been underestimated. We finally propose possible strategies through which the role of the insula may be further understood for both basic and clinical neuroscience.

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Authors
Namkung, H., Kim, S.-H., & Sawa, A.
Affiliations
Johns Hopkins University (US)
Corresponding author
Sawa, Akira
Venue
Trends in Neurosciences
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2017-04
Volume
40
Issue
4
Pages
200-207
ISSN
0166-2236 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2603776246
Cited by
462
References
72
Citations by year
2026: 59 · 2025: 65 · 2024: 58 · 2023: 58 · 2022: 41 · 2021: 53 · 2020: 48 · 2019: 44 · 2018: 27 · 2017: 9
FWCI
5.31
Type
journal article
Language
en
Update notices
erratum (2018-08-01)
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Locations
  • Trends in Neurosciences (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (MH-094268)
  • Silvio O. Conte center (MH-092443, MH-105660, DA-040127)
  • Stanley
  • S-R/RUSK
  • NARSAD
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
Keywords
insula, mental illness, neurological disorders, human neuroimaging
MeSH terms
Animals, Mental Disorders, Brain Diseases, Cerebral Cortex, Humans

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