Island of Reil (insula) in the human brain : anatomical, functional, clinical and surgical aspects /: anatomical, functional, clinical and surgical aspects. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Island of Reil in the Human Brain; Island of Insula in the Human Brain
• Further Information: Note: Mehmet Turgut, Canan Yurttas, R. Shane Tubbs, editors.
• Editors: (Neurosurgeon), Turgut, Mehmet; Yurttas̜, Canan; Tubbs, R. Shane
• Contents: Part 1: Anatomy of the Human Insula: Embryological Development of Insula -- Gross Anatomy of the Human Insula -- Surgical Anatomy of the Insula.-Middle longitudinal fasciculus in the human brain from fiber dissection.-Structural Connectivity of the Insula to Other Cortical Regions.-Neuroimaging Techniques for Investigation of the Insula.-Measurements of the Insula Volume using MRI -- Neuroimaging in Social Anxiety Disorder -- Part 2: Functions of the Human Insula: Nociceptive Local Field Potentials Recorded from the Human Insula are not Specific for Nociception.-Participation of the Insula in Language.-Role of the Anterior Insula in Decision Making -- Lateralization of the Insular Cortex.- Gustatory Areas within the Insular Cortex.-Role of the Insula in Human Cognition.-Right Anterior Insula: Core Region of Hallucinations in Cognitive Neurodegenerative Diseases.-Role of the Insula in Visual and Auditory Perception.-Role of the Anterior Insula in Autism.-Role of the Insular Cortex in Emotional Awareness.-Alterations of Reil's Insula in Alzheimer's Disease -- Contribution(s) of the Insula to Speech Production.-Role of the Insula in Auditory Processing -- Role of the insula in non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease -- Part 3: Clinical Disorders Related with Insula -- Insular Cortex Epilepsy.-Role of the Insula in Meditation -- Neuropsychological Deficits due to the Insula Damage -- Role of the Insula in Schizophrenia -- Part 4: Surgery of the Insular Cortex.-Surgical Techniques for Investigation of Role of the Insula in Epilepsy.-Surgery of insular diffuse low-grade gliomas.-Role of the Insula in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Surgery Failure.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (xi, 298 pages), illustrations (chiefly color)
• Subjects: 611.81; Cerebral cortex; MEDICAL / Anatomy; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology; Cerebral cortex; Cerebral Cortex; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319754680; 3319754688
• Related ISBNs: 9783319754673; 331975467X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.