The insular cortex, or “Island of Reil,” is hidden deep within the lateral sulcus of the brain.
Subdivisions within the insula have been identified on the basis of cytoarchitectonics, sulcal …

The neural basis of empathy and prosociality has received much interest over the past
decades. Neuroimaging studies localized a network of brain regions with activity that …

Since the turn of the twenty-first century, the psychology of emotion has grown to become its
own field of study. Because the study of emotion draws inspiration from areas of science …

The Parental Brain: Mechanisms, Development, and Evolution presents a comprehensive
analysis of how the brain regulates parental behavior in nonhuman animals and in humans …

Social skills rely on a specific set of cognitive processes, raising the possibility that individual
differences in social networks are related to differences in specific brain structural and …

The insular cortex is a cytoarchitectonically complex and richly connected structure that
functions as a cortical hub involved in interoception, multimodal sensory processing …

Functional neuroimaging techniques have been widely used to probe the neural substrates
of facial emotion processing in healthy people. However, findings are largely inconsistent …

Social animals must detect, evaluate and respond to the emotional states of other
individuals in their group. A constellation of gestures, vocalizations, and chemosignals …

Reproduction and survival in most primate species reflects management of both competitive
and cooperative relationships. Here, we investigated the links between neuroanatomy and …

Disgust is a multifaceted experience that might affect several aspects of life. Here, we
reviewed research on neurological and psychiatric disorders that are characterized by …