From anatomy to function: the role of the somatosensory cortex in emotional regulation

Since the pioneering work of Penfield and his colleagues in the 1930s, the somatosensory cortex, which is located on the postcentral gyrus, has been known for its central role in processing sensory information from various parts of the body. More recently, a converging body of literature has shown t...

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Main Authors: Erika Kropf, Sabrina K. Syan, Luciano Minuzzi, Benicio N. Frey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2018-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462018005010108&lng=en&tlng=en