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MeSH Heading: Insular Cortex
Tree Number(s): A08.186.211.200.885.287.500.364
Unique ID: D000087623
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000087623
Scope Note: A pyramidal shaped region of cerebral cortex located deep below the lateral fissure in PRIMATES. It is surrounded by the SUPERIOR TEMPORAL GYRUS, the rostral PARIETAL LOBE, the INFERIOR FRONTAL GYRUS and the ORBITAL GYRI. It is the primary gustatory cortex and is involved in sensorimotor and somatosensory as well as socioemotional functions.
Entry Term(s): Brodmann Area 13; Brodmann Area 14; Brodmann Area 15; Brodmann Area 16; Brodmann Area 43; Brodmann's Area 13; Brodmann's Area 14; Brodmann's Area 15; Brodmann's Area 16; Brodmann's Area 43; Central Lobe; Gustatory Cortex; Insula of Reil; Insular Gyrus; Insular Region; Lobus Insularis; Opercular Cortex; Primary Gustatory Cortex; Visceral Cortex
Public MeSH Note: 2022; see CEREBRAL CORTEX 1979-2021
History Note: 2022(1979)
Date Established: 2022/01/01
Date of Entry: 2021/07/09
Revision Date: 2021/07/01

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0003879
Scope Note: A pyramidal shaped region of cerebral cortex located deep below the lateral fissure in PRIMATES. It is surrounded by the SUPERIOR TEMPORAL GYRUS, the rostral PARIETAL LOBE, the INFERIOR FRONTAL GYRUS and the ORBITAL GYRI. It is the primary gustatory cortex and is involved in sensorimotor and somatosensory as well as socioemotional functions.
Terms: Insular Cortex Preferred Term
Term UI T856085
Date03/06/2014
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2015); Lobus Insularis
Term UI T001090384
Date10/22/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2022); Insular Region
Term UI T001089504
Date10/07/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2022); Central Lobe
Term UI T001089502
Date10/07/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2022); Insular Gyrus
Term UI T001089503
Date10/07/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2022); Insula of Reil
Term UI T007405
Date05/22/1978
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

Insular Cortex MeSH Descriptor Data 2025