insula
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /ˈɪnsjuːlə/
insula (plural insulas)
- (historical) A block of buildings in a Roman town.
- (neuroanatomy) The insular cortex, a structure of the human brain located within the lateral sulcus.
- 2011, Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Penguin 2012, p. 608:
- The insula registers our physical gut feelings, including the sensation of a distended stomach and other inner states like nausea, warmth, a full bladder, and a pounding heart.
- 2011, Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Penguin 2012, p. 608:
- Portuguese: ínsula
- Portuguese: ínsula
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