Vanderbilt University Medical Center: A Connection to Schizophrenia
June 24, 2020
June 24, 2020
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 24 -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news:
The insula, Latin for island, is a small region of the cerebral cortex involved in diverse brain functions including cognition, self-awareness and emotion. Schizophrenia is associated with structural abnormalities of the insula, but less is known about how those abnormalities may affect functional connectivity of insula subregions.
Julia Sheffield, PhD, and colleagues condu . . .
The insula, Latin for island, is a small region of the cerebral cortex involved in diverse brain functions including cognition, self-awareness and emotion. Schizophrenia is associated with structural abnormalities of the insula, but less is known about how those abnormalities may affect functional connectivity of insula subregions.
Julia Sheffield, PhD, and colleagues condu . . .