INSULA OF THE OLD-WORLD MONKEY .3. EFFERENT CORTICAL OUTPUT AND COMMENTS ON FUNCTION
INSULA OF THE OLD-WORLD MONKEY .3. EFFERENT CORTICAL OUTPUT AND COMMENTS ON FUNCTION
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DOI:
10.1002/cne.902120104
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发表时间:
1982-01-01
影响因子:
2.5
通讯作者:
MUFSON, EJ
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作者:
MESULAM, MM;MUFSON, EJ
The insula sends neural efferents to cortical areas from which it receives reciprocal afferent projections. A collective consideration of afferents and efferents indicates that the insula has connections with principal sensory areas in the olfactory, gustatory, somesthetic (SI and SII) and auditory (AI and AII) modalities. There are additional connections with association areas for the visual (TEm), auditory (supratemporal plane) and somesthetic (posterior parietal cortex) modalities; with paramotor cortex (area 6 and perhaps MII); with polymodal association cortex; and with a wide range of paralimbic areas in the orbital, temporopolar and cingulate areas. The topographic distribution of these connections suggests that the posterodorsal insula is specialized for auditory-somesthetic-skeletomotor function, whereas the anteroventral insula is related to olfactory-gustatory-autonomic function. Most of the insula, especially its anteroventral portions, have extensive interconnections with limbic structures. Through its connections with the amygdala, the insula provides a pathway for somatosensory, auditory, gustatory, olfactory and visceral sensations to reach the limbic system. The cortical areas connected with the granular sector of the insula are also granular in architecture, whereas virtually all the connections of the agranular insula arise from allocortical, agranular or dysgranular areas. There is a correspondence between the architecture of insular sectars and the areas with which they have connections. The insula is heavily interconnected with temporopolar and lateral orbital areas. Many cortical connections of the lateral orbital cortex are quite similar to those of the insula. These common connectivity patterns support the conclusion that the insulo-orbito-temporopolar component of the paralimbic brain is an integrated unit of cerebral organization.