The insula: an underestimated brain area in clinical neuroscience, psychiatry, and neurology
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 …
brain area not only in the physiological understanding of the brain, but also in pathological …
Emotional valence modulates brain functional abnormalities in depression: evidence from a meta-analysis of fMRI studies
Models describing the neural correlates of biased emotion processing in depression have
focused on increased activation of anterior cingulate and amygdala and decreased …
focused on increased activation of anterior cingulate and amygdala and decreased …
Facial emotion processing in major depression: a systematic review of neuroimaging findings
A Stuhrmann, T Suslow, U Dannlowski - Biology of mood & anxiety …, 2011 - Springer
Background Cognitive models of depression suggest that major depression is characterized
by biased facial emotion processing, making facial stimuli particularly valuable for …
by biased facial emotion processing, making facial stimuli particularly valuable for …
Where in the brain is depression?
Major depressive disorder is a serious medical illness which is responsible for considerable
morbidity and disability. Despite decades of research, the neural basis for depression is still …
morbidity and disability. Despite decades of research, the neural basis for depression is still …
Meta-analysis of reward processing in major depressive disorder reveals distinct abnormalities within the reward circuit
Many neuroimaging studies have investigated reward processing dysfunction in major
depressive disorder. These studies have led to the common idea that major depressive …
depressive disorder. These studies have led to the common idea that major depressive …
Depression uncouples brain hate circuit
It is increasingly recognized that we need a better understanding of how mental disorders
such as depression alter the brain's functional connections to improve both early diagnosis …
such as depression alter the brain's functional connections to improve both early diagnosis …
Systematic review of the neural basis of social cognition in patients with mood disorders
Background: This review integrates neuroimaging studies of 2 domains of social cognition—
emotion comprehension and theory of mind (ToM)—in patients with major depressive …
emotion comprehension and theory of mind (ToM)—in patients with major depressive …
Major depressive disorder and alterations in insular cortical activity: a review of current functional magnetic imaging research
D Sliz, S Hayley - Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2012 - frontiersin.org
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is characterized by a dysregulated fronto-limbic network.
The hyperactivation of limbic regions leads to increased attention and processing of …
The hyperactivation of limbic regions leads to increased attention and processing of …
Facial expression recognition: A meta-analytic review of theoretical models and neuroimaging evidence
Discrimination of facial expressions is an elementary function of the human brain. While the
way emotions are represented in the brain has long been debated, common and specific …
way emotions are represented in the brain has long been debated, common and specific …
Functions of the anterior insula in taste, autonomic, and related functions
ET Rolls - Brain and cognition, 2016 - Elsevier
The anterior insula contains the primary taste cortex, in which neurons in primates respond
to different combinations providing a distributed representation of different prototypical …
to different combinations providing a distributed representation of different prototypical …