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Preferred term

Insular Cortex  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Central Lobe
  • Central Lobes
  • Gyrus, Insular
  • Insula of Reil
  • Insular Gyrus
  • Insular Region
  • Insular Regions
  • Lobe, Central
  • Lobus Insularis
  • Region, Insular

Scope note

  • A pyramidal shaped region of cerebral cortex located deep below the lateral fissure in PRIMATES. It is surrounded by the SUPERIOR TEMPORAL GYRUS, the rostral PARIETAL LOBE, the INFERIOR FRONTAL GYRUS and the ORBITAL GYRI. It is the primary gustatory cortex and is involved in sensorimotor and somatosensory as well as socioemotional functions.

History note

  • 2022(1979)

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000087623

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