anterior insula
concept
3 mentions
3 recordings
first heard Jun 2025
last heard 9 Jul
↑1 vs the 12 months before
A brain region implicated in interoception, emotion, and subjective awareness, part of attention and salience systems.
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Peak in the week of 3 Jul — 1 mentions across 1 series.
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newest first · ▶ plays the momentElisabeth McKayDecoded | Unlock The Secrets of Human Behavior, Emotion and Motivation · Is Reality Even Real? Part 2 | Self-Deception, Consciousness... · 6:41 · 9 Jul
…They include the anterior insula and the anterior cingulate cortex.…
Gemma SpikeThe Psychology of your 20s · 416. The surprising neuroscience behind your anxiety · 15:40 · 11 May
…And he focused on another part of the brain called the anterior insula.…
UnknownArmchair Expert with Dax Shepard · James Kimmel Jr. (revenge and forgiveness expert) · 49:29 · Jun 2025
…they all activate the pain network inside your brain, which is the anterior insula. So that's well-established. Your brain hates pain. It wants the pain to stop. It wants to go back to homeostasis. It wants balance. And to do that, Humans have evolved so that revenge seeking, punishing the person who wronged you or their proxy.…
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