Evidence of conjoint activation of the anterior insular and cingulate cortices during effortful tasks

The ability to perform effortful tasks is a topic that has received considerable interest in the research of higher functions of the human brain. Neuroimaging studies show that the anterior insular and the anterior cingulate cortices are involved in a multitude of cognitive tasks that require mental...

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Main Authors: Maria eEngström, Thomas eKarlsson, Anne-Marie eLandtblom, A. D. Bud Craig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2014.01071/full