The anterior insular cortex (AIC) is implicated in a wide range of conditions and behaviours,
from bowel distension and orgasm, to cigarette craving and maternal love, to decision …

This article addresses the neuroanatomical evidence for a progression of integrative
representations of affective feelings from the body that lead to an ultimate representation of …

We review neuroimaging research investigating self-referential processing (SRP), that is,
how we respond to stimuli that reference ourselves, prefaced by a lexical-thematic analysis …

Corporeal awareness is a difficult concept which refers to perception, knowledge and
evaluation of one's own body as well as of other bodies. We discuss here some …

It is commonly assumed that we are conscious of our movements mainly because we can
sense ourselves moving as ongoing peripheral information coming from our muscles and …

Spontaneous behavioral recovery is usually limited after stroke, making stroke a leading
source of disability. A number of therapies in development aim to improve patient outcomes …

Studies in psychiatry and cognitive neuroscience have reported an important relationship
between individual interoceptive accuracy and anxiety level. This indicates that greater …

The second edition of this comprehensive textbook for students of Neuropsychology gives a
thorough overview of the complex relationship between brain and behaviour. With an …

Anosognosia for hemiplegia is a common and striking disorder following stroke. Because it
is typically transient and variable, it remains poorly understood and has rarely been …

Parietal cortex contributes to body representations by integrating visual and somatosensory
inputs. Because mirror neurons in ventral premotor and parietal cortices represent visual …