#summary Anterior Insular Cortex @@[Home] -> [BiologicalLifeResearch] -> [BrainAreaNCP] -> [BrainRegionNCP_NC_INS_AIC] ---- This page covers biological details of component Anterior Insular Cortex. Region is part of aHuman target integrated biological model. * *Top-down path to region*: Cerebral Cortex -> Temporal Lobe (NC.LOBE.TEMP) -> [BrainCenterNC_INS Insular Cortex] (NC.INS) -> [BrainRegionNCP_NC_INS_AIC Anterior Insular Cortex] (NCP.NC.INS.AIC) (see [OverallMindMaps Mind Maps]) * *Type*: cortex * *Quality*: L0 * *Brain area*: [BrainAreaNCP Neocortical Brain - Conscious Personality Area] (NCP) * *Area circuit*: Body Self (BSF) * *Brodmann ID*: 14 * *Role*: cortex.generic * *Function*: Risky and moral decision making, articulation (generated) = Components = (generated) * no child items defined = Connectivity = (generated) http://ahuman.org/svn/ahwiki/images/dot/NCP.NC.INS.AIC.dot.png *Inbound Region Connections:* || *Source Area* || *Source Region* || *Source Name* || *Type* || *Role* || *Reference* || || [BrainAreaFAM FAM] || [BrainRegionFAM_FT_EPF FAM.FT.EPF] || Endopiriform Nucleus || excitatory-glu || uncertain ||[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149763401000215 Gustatory sensory system of rat and macaque (EnP -> Iav, abstract)] || || [BrainAreaNCP NCP] || [BrainRegionNCP_FD_TH_MDC NCP.FD.TH.MDC] || Central Mediodorsal Nucleus of Thalamus || excitatory-glu || uncertain ||[http://neuropolitics.org/defaultmay10.asp Amygdalar disruption of prefrontal cortex (TH -> INS, abstract)] || || || [BrainRegionNCP_NC_INS_PIC NCP.NC.INS.PIC] || Posterior Insular Cortex || feedforward-glu || uncertain ||[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149763401000215 Gustatory sensory system of rat and macaque (Iav -> IadIap, abstract)] || || || [BrainRegionNCP_NC_TPC NCP.NC.TPC] || Temporopolar Cortex || feedforward-glu || uncertain ||[http://www.frontiersin.org/Human_Neuroscience/10.3389/fnhum.2012.00184/full Directed Effort Network (tPole -> Insula, abstract)] || || [BrainAreaNSA NSA] || [BrainRegionNSA_NC_PH_PIR NSA.NC.PH.PIR] || Piriform Cortex || feedforward-glu || uncertain ||[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149763401000215 Gustatory sensory system of rat and macaque (PiR -> Iav, abstract)] || || || [BrainRegionNSA_NC_PH_PRP NSA.NC.PH.PRP] || Prepyriform Cortex || feedforward-glu || uncertain ||(unknown reference) || *Outbound Region Connections:* || *Target Area* || *Target Region* || *Target Name* || *Type* || *Role* || *Reference* || || [BrainAreaFMM FMM] || [BrainRegionFMM_NC_PH_PER FMM.NC.PH.PER] || Perirhinal Cortex || feedforward-glu || uncertain || [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149763401000215 Gustatory sensory system of rat and macaque (Iav -> PrC, abstract)] || || [BrainAreaNDM NDM] || [BrainRegionNDM_NC_AL_IPG NDM.NC.AL.IPG] || Inferior Prefrontal Gyrus || feedforward-glu || uncertain || [http://www.frontiersin.org/Human_Neuroscience/10.3389/fnhum.2012.00184/full Directed Effort Network (Insula -> fPole, abstract)] || || || [BrainRegionNDM_NC_AL_VACG NDM.NC.AL.VACG] || Ventral Anterior Cingulate Area || feedforward-glu || uncertain || [http://neuropolitics.org/defaultmay10.asp Amygdalar disruption of prefrontal cortex (INS -> ACG, abstract)] || = Thirdparty Circuits = (generated) * [http://c431376.r76.cf2.rackcdn.com/18691/fnhum-06-00184-HTML/image_m/fnhum-06-00184-g001.jpg Directed Effort Network] - see [http://www.frontiersin.org/Human_Neuroscience/10.3389/fnhum.2012.00184/full Reference] (CT.DIRECTED-EFFORT-NETWORK) AC22=[BrainRegionNSA_NC_STG_A4 Wernicke's area A4,NSA.NC.STG.A4] ACA=[BrainRegionNSA_NC_TTG_A2 Auditory Association Area,NSA.NC.TTG.A2] AM=[BrainCenterFAM_FT_AM Amygdala,FAM.FT.AM] DLPFC=Mid-Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex,NDM.NC.AL.DLPFC (see [BrainCenterNC_AL_LPFC Lateral Prefrontal Cortex]) HC=Hippocampus,FMM.FT.HC (see [BrainCenterFMM_FT_HF Hippocampal Formation]) Insula=[BrainCenterNC_INS Insular Cortex,NC.INS] OPFC=Orbitofrontal Cortex,NC.AL.OPFC (see [BrainCenterNC_AL_OMPFC Orbitomedial Prefrontal Cortex]) PPC=[BrainCenterNC_IPL Inferior Parietal Lobule,NC.IPL] dACC=[BrainRegionNDM_NC_AL_DACG Dorsal Anterior Cingulate Area,NDM.NC.AL.DACG] fPole=[BrainRegionNDM_NC_AL_IPG Inferior Prefrontal Gyrus,NDM.NC.AL.IPG] tPole=[BrainRegionNCP_NC_TPC Temporopolar Cortex,NCP.NC.TPC] vACC=[BrainRegionNDM_NC_AL_VACG Ventral Anterior Cingulate Area,NDM.NC.AL.VACG] unavailable * [http://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S0149763401000215-gr4a.gif Gustatory sensory system of rat and macaque] - see [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149763401000215 Reference] (CP.GUSTATORY-OLFACTORY) EnP=[BrainRegionFAM_FT_EPF Endopiriform Nucleus,FAM.FT.EPF] Gud=[BrainCenterNC_INS Insular Cortex,NC.INS] Gug=[BrainCenterNC_INS Insular Cortex,NC.INS] HF=[BrainCenterFMM_FT_HF Hippocampal Formation,FMM.FT.HF] IadIap=[BrainCenterNC_INS Insular Cortex,NC.INS] Iav=[BrainCenterNC_INS Insular Cortex,NC.INS] NST=[BrainRegionLPC_HL_SOL Solitary Nucleus,LPC.HL.SOL] PB=[BrainRegionLPC_HT_PRF_PB Parabrachial Nucleus,LPC.HT.PRF.PB] PiR=[BrainRegionNSA_NC_PH_PIR Piriform Cortex,NSA.NC.PH.PIR] PrC=[BrainRegionFMM_NC_PH_PER Perirhinal Cortex,FMM.NC.PH.PER] VPMpc=[BrainRegionNCP_FD_TH_VPM Ventral Posteromedial Nucleus,NCP.FD.TH.VPM] unavailable * [http://neuropolitics.org/connect-amygdala.jpg Amygdalar disruption of prefrontal cortex] - see [http://neuropolitics.org/defaultmay10.asp Reference] (CF.AM-DISRUPTION) ACG=Anterior Cingulate Cortex,NC.AL.ACG (see [BrainCenterNC_ACG Anterior Cingulate Area]) AM=[BrainCenterFAM_FT_AM Amygdala,FAM.FT.AM] HC=Hippocampus,FMM.FT.HC (see [BrainCenterFMM_FT_HF Hippocampal Formation]) HT.L=Lateral Hypothalamic Area,LAC.FD.HT.LT (see [BrainCenterFD_HT Hypothalamus]) HT.PV=[BrainRegionLAC_FD_HT_PV Paraventricular Nucleus,LAC.FD.HT.PV] INS=[BrainCenterNC_INS Insular Cortex,NC.INS] LC=[BrainRegionLMC_HT_LC Locus Coeruleus,LMC.HT.LC] MPFC=Orbitofrontal Cortex,NC.AL.OPFC (see [BrainCenterNC_AL_OMPFC Orbitomedial Prefrontal Cortex]) PAG=[BrainRegionLMC_MM_PAG Periaqueductal Gray Matter,LMC.MM.PAG] PB=[BrainRegionLPC_HT_PRF_PB Parabrachial Nucleus,LPC.HT.PRF.PB] PUT=[BrainRegionTARGET_TEA_ENDOCRINE Endocrine Glands,TARGET.TEA.ENDOCRINE] SOL=[BrainRegionLPC_HL_SOL Solitary Nucleus,LPC.HL.SOL] TH=Thalamus,FD.TH unavailable = References = (generated) * http://www.frontiersin.org/Human_Neuroscience/10.3389/fnhum.2012.00184/full * http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149763401000215 * http://neuropolitics.org/defaultmay10.asp