Understanding the Role and Functions of the Insula in the Brain
A special issue of Brain Sciences (ISSN 2076-3425). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 53
Special Issue Editors
Interests: neuropsychology; epilepsy; insula; memory; decision making
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Interests: neurology; epilepsy; insula; epilepsy surgery; electroencephalography; seizure detection and prediction; artificial intelligence
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Despite significant advances over the last few decades, thanks to modern neuroimaging and microsurgical techniques, the role of the human insula remains largely misunderstood. The Island of Reil has been shown to be involved in many neuropsychological processes as well as in several pathologies. The aim of this Special issue is to provide the latest evidence on the insular contribution to both normal neuropsychological functioning and to pathological processes and on its potential as a target for the treatment of brain disorders.
Researchers are invited to submit literature reviews and original research related to insular functions and dysfunctions, as well as methodological papers related to the study of this once enigmatic brain lobe, in order to provide an up-to-date portrait of existing knowledge of the insula in humans.
Dr. Boucher Olivier
Prof. Dr. Dang Khoa Nguyen
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- insula
- neuropsychology
- disorder
- pathology
- cognition
- emotion
- addiction
- neurostimulation
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