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The History of the Insular Cortex? Building a Model of the Insular Cortex –...
Figure showing the insular cortex (circled) in a coronal section indicated by the blue line in the inset, Modified from Original Image by John Beal PhD, Dep’t. of Cellular Biology & Anatomy,...
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Building a Model of the Insular Cortex – Part 6: A Recap
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Building a Model of the Insular Cortex – Part 7: The James-Lange Theory
In developing a model of the emotional regulation in the Insular Cortex it is almost impossible to continue without reference to one of the landmark theories on emotions – the James-Lange theory....
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A Centre for the Emotions? – The Limbic System: Building a Model of the...
The Hippocampus In this post we will continue to look at key models of emotions – this time focusing on the Papez circuit and its later development into the concept of the Limbic System. Roxo and...
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A Second Recap on a Model of Emotional Regulation: Building a Model of the...
In previous posts in the series (see Appendix) we began with an open model of the Insular Cortex (i.e one which can be contributed to by the readers). This is illustrated at the top of the diagram...
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GABA Receptors and Emotions: Building a Model of the Insular Cortex – Part 12
In this post we will look at the original open model of the Insular Cortex and its role in emotional regulation. In part 11 there is a summary of the posts in this series which look at the...
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Focusing on the GABA Receptors – A Look at the Nematode: Building a Model of...
A very basic model of the Insular Cortex was developed in previous posts (see Appendix). In the open model of the Insular Cortex detailed above there is a key role for GABA receptors in determining...
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Are GABA Receptors Related To Anxiety in Humans Because Worms Wriggle?...
In the previous post I looked at GABA receptors in C.Elegans – the Nematode worm. C.Elegans has been extensively studied and there is a very sophisticated understanding of the organism’s biological...
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Another Recap. Building a Model of the Insular Cortex – Part 15
In the previous posts we looked at the possibility that GABA receptors are linked to anxiety through an ancient evolutionary mechanism which facilitates movement. More precisely the GABA receptors in...
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A Diversion into the Limbic System Building a Model of the Insular Cortex –...
In this series we are looking to build a model of the Insular Cortex in terms of emotional regulation. Along the way we have seen that a number of other brain circuits are involved in emotions as...
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A Look at the Amygdala: Building a Model of the Insular Cortex – Part 17
In previous posts we have looked at the Insular Cortex, general models of the emotions and more recently the Hippocampus. The role of the Insular Cortex in emotions must be understood both in terms of...
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Fear and Love in the Brain – A Look at the Fornix: Building a Model of the...
In building a model of the Insular Cortex in emotions it is necessary to first look at the function of other brain regions thought to be involved in emotions. The Fornix is part of the Limbic System,...
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Returning to the Beginning: Building a Model of the Insular Cortex – Part 19
Almost 5 years ago, we looked at a model of the Insular Cortex that started with a few assumptions from some papers which included one looking at GABA receptors in the Insular Cortex and anxiety....
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Building a Model of the Insular Cortex – Part 20
In preceding posts we have looked at various models of emotions in the brain which have allowed the contextualisation of a model of the Insular Cortex. Two early and general models of emotions look at...
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Questions Raised by the Model: Building a Model of the Insular Cortex – Part 21
In the last post we looked at some of the features of the model as it begins to take shape. Could the Insular Cortex act as a transformer in a simple system where physiological responses are...
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