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insula

insula The insula is a tucked-in region of the cerebral cortex on the brain’s outer side, located at the base of the Sylvian fissure.

The insula is a tucked-in region of the cerebral cortex on the brain’s outer side, located at the base of the Sylvian fissure. It helps with emotional and memory-related processing and with higher-level automatic body regulation.

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