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island of Reil
(redirected from Insular cortex)

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island of Reil [′ī·lənd əv ′rīl]
(anatomy)
The insula of the cerebral hemisphere.
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Other, fMRI-based studies, demonstrated how the insular cortex, in charge of experiencing pain, became active when subjects viewed photos of former loved ones.
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observed in six participants that regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) in the right dorsal ACC (Brodmann's areas 32 and 24) and right posterior insular cortex covaried directly with mean arterial pressure (MAP) during physical and mental challenge [36].
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