insula
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of insula
1825–35; < New Latin, Latin: island; cf. isle
Example Sentences
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But we also have the insula, which processes risk, including the risk of social ostracization—to which the parietal cortex makes us extremely sensitive.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025
The DMN and the posterior insula are involved in how people sense their body, the sense of self and their internal reflections.
From Science Daily • Feb. 5, 2024
As the insula is further revealed, scaffolding is being put up around what remains of the buildings to make protective roofing.
From BBC • Jul. 18, 2023
Having higher self-reported IU or greater activity in a brain area called the anterior insula during imaging independently predicted an increase in anxiety, depression or emotional distress.
From Scientific American • Feb. 14, 2022
Monasterio in quo tunc uir Dei morabatur, erat quaedam insula uicina, quam seculares quidam inhabitabant, quorum tumultus uiros Dei multum molestabat.
From The Latin & Irish Lives of Ciaran Translations Of Christian Literature. Series V. Lives Of The Celtic Saints by MacAlister, R.A. Stewart
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