Nociceptive Local Field Potentials Recorded from the Human Insula Are Not Specific for Nociception.
The insula, particularly its posterior portion, is often regarded as a primary cortex for pain. However, this interpretation is largely based on reverse inference, and a specific involvement of the insula in pain has never been demonstrated. Taking advantage of the high spatiotemporal resolution of...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2016-01-01
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Series: | PLoS Biology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1002345 |