Insula

Parieto-Frontal networks mediate contextual influences in the appraisal of pain and disgust facial expressions
We appraise other people’s emotions by combining multiple sources of information, including somatic facial/body reactions and the …
Giada Dirupo, Vincent Di Paolo, Emily Lettry, Kevin Schwab, Corrado Corradi˗Dell'Acqua
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Influence of Transient Emotional Episodes on Affective and Cognitive Theory of Mind
Our emotions may influence how we interact with others. Previous studies have shown an important role of emotion induction in …
Emilie Qiao-Tasserit, Corrado Corradi˗Dell'Acqua, Patrik Vuilleumier
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Healthcare experience affects pain-specific responses to others’ suffering in the anterior insula
Medical students and professional healthcare providers often underestimate patients’ pain, together with decreased neural responses to …
Corrado Corradi˗Dell'Acqua, Christoph Hofstetter, Gil Sharvit, Olivier Hugli, Patrik Vuilleumier
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Healthcare experience affects pain-specific responses to others’ suffering in the anterior insula
Distraction and cognitive control independently impact parietal and prefrontal response to pain
Previous studies found that distracting someone through a challenging activity leads to hypoalgesia, an effect mediated by parietal and …
Nicolas Silvestrini, Corrado Corradi˗Dell'Acqua
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Cognitive and affective Theory of Mind double dissociation after parietal and temporal lobe tumors
Extensive neuroimaging literature suggests that understanding others’ thoughts and emotions engages a wide network encompassing …
Fabio Campanella, Thomas West, Corrado Corradi˗Dell'Acqua, Miran Skrap
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Medical education and distrust modulate the response of insular-cingulate network and ventral striatum in pain diagnosis
Healthcare providers often underestimate patients’ pain, sometimes even when aware of their reports. This could be the effect of …
Giada Dirupo, Sabrina Totaro, Jeanne Richard, Corrado Corradi˗Dell'Acqua
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Medical education and distrust modulate the response of insular-cingulate network and ventral striatum in pain diagnosis
Deficits in cognitive and affective theory of mind relate to dissociated lesion patterns in prefrontal and insular cortex
Neuroimaging studies suggest that understanding emotions in others engages brain regions partially common to those associated with more …
Corrado Corradi˗Dell'Acqua, Roberta Ronchi, Marine Thomasson, Therese Bernati, Arnaud Saj, Patrik Vuilleumier
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Does inappropriate behaviour hurt or stink? The interplay between neural representations of somatic experiences and moral decisions
Embodied models suggest that moral judgments are strongly intertwined with first-hand somatic experiences, with some pointing to …
Gil Sharvit, Enru Lin, Patrik Vuilleumier, Corrado Corradi˗Dell'Acqua
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Does inappropriate behaviour hurt or stink? The interplay between neural representations of somatic experiences and moral decisions
Expecting Pain
How expectations shape pain sensitivity and relief.
Regulating Pain
How pain interacts with high level executive functions.