Anterior Insular Cortex

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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) -> Insular Cortex (NC.INS) -> Anterior Insular Cortex (NCP.NC.INS.AIC) (see Mind Maps)
Type: cortex
Brain area: Neocortical Brain - Conscious Personality Area
Brodmann ID: 14
Role: processor
Function: Risky and moral decision making, articulation

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Components

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Connectivity

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Inbound Region Connections:

Source Area	Source Region	Source Name	Type	Reference
FAM	FAM.FT.EPF	Endopiriform Nucleus	excitatory-glu	Gustatory sensory system of rat and macaque (EnP -> Iav, abstract)
NCP	NCP.FD.TH.MDC	Central Mediodorsal Nucleus of Thalamus	excitatory-glu	Amygdalar disruption of prefrontal cortex (TH -> INS, abstract)
	NCP.NC.INS.PIC	Posterior Insular Cortex	feedforward-glu	Gustatory sensory system of rat and macaque (Iav -> IadIap, abstract)
	NCP.NC.TPC	Temporopolar Cortex	feedforward-glu	Directed Effort Network (tPole -> Insula, abstract)
NSA	NSA.NC.PH.PIR	Piriform Cortex	feedforward-glu	Gustatory sensory system of rat and macaque (PiR -> Iav, abstract)
	NSA.NC.PH.PRP	Prepyriform Cortex	feedforward-glu	(unknown reference)

Outbound Region Connections:

Target Area	Target Region	Target Name	Type	Reference
FMM	FMM.NC.PH.PER	Perirhinal Cortex	feedforward-glu	Gustatory sensory system of rat and macaque (Iav -> PrC, abstract)
NDM	NDM.NC.AL.IPG	Inferior Prefrontal Gyrus	feedforward-glu	Directed Effort Network (Insula -> fPole, abstract)
	NDM.NC.AL.VACG	Ventral Anterior Cingulate Area	feedforward-glu	Amygdalar disruption of prefrontal cortex (INS -> ACG, abstract)