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A common role of insula in feelings, empathy and uncertainty

Trends in Cognitive Sciences · 2009 · Vol. 13(8) · pp. 334–340

Tania Singer✉(University of Zurich)Hugo Critchley(Brighton and Sussex Medical School)Kerstin Preuschoff(University of Zurich)

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Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies Memory and Neural Mechanisms Neural dynamics and brain functionEmpathyPsychologyFeelingInsulaInsular cortexCognitive psychologyContext (archaeology)AmygdalaNeuroscienceSocial psychology

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Cerebral CortexEmotionsEmpathyHumansMental ProcessesModels, NeurologicalModels, PsychologicalNeural PathwaysUncertainty

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