insula
pronunciation
How to pronounce insula in British English:
UK ['ɪnsjʊlə]
How to pronounce insula in American English:
US ['ɪnsjʊlə]
Word Origin
- insula (n.)
- Latin, literally "an island" (also, in ancient Rome, "a block of buildings"); see isle.
Example
- 1. Data from 20 studies revealed that two structures , the insula and striatum , play key roles in sexual desire and love .
- 2. The ui researchers estimate that patient r has ten percent of tissue remaining in his insula and one percent of tissue remaining in his anterior cingulate cortex .
- 3. The activity of regions such as the nucleus accumbens , insula , and mesial prefrontal cortex give researchers insight into how consumers respond to specific stimuli .
- 4. The most significant difference found between the depressed subjects and the controls concerned the brain circuit associated with feelings of hate , namely the superior frontal gyrus , the insula , and the putamen .
- 5. In the younger subjects , when asked to judge whether the faces were trustworthy , the anterior insula became active ; the activity increased at the sight of an untrustworthy face .