For most young children, the sight and voice of a parent serve as a primary source of comfort and safety. A new study ...

No brain system has been shown to be necessary for maintenance of cigarette addiction; however, the insula, which has a potential role in controlling conscious urges, has been implicated. Now, Naqvi ...

The recent news about smoking was sensational: some people with damage to a prune-size slab of brain tissue called the insula were able to give up cigarettes instantly. Suppose scientists could figure ...

It’s mid-October. For most of us, our New Year’s resolutions have long been forgotten and our bad habits remain frustratingly habitual. The things that are bad for us often feel strongly compelling, ...

Insula is the region in the brain that's considered to be the seat of social emotions such as disgust, pride, humiliation, lust, guilt and atonement. What's unique about the insula? Insula is the ...

The epileptic "aura" is a subjective phenomenon that sometimes precedes the visible clinical features of a seizure. Investigators tested three epileptic patients prior to potential surgery to try to ...

Teenage boys and girls respond to severe stress in different ways deep inside their brains, the researchers suggest Very stressful events affect the brains of girls and boys in different ways, a ...