Island of Reil (Insula) in the Human Brain: Anatomical, Functional, Clinical and Surgical Aspects (Hardcover, 2018)

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.