Insular Cortex & Interoception | MindLAB Neuroscience
Insular Cortex and Interoception: The Brain Region That Bridges Body Signals to Emotional Intelligence The insular cortex is the brain’s mapping organ for the body — the cortical region that converts visceral signals into conscious feeling. The posterior insula receives raw afferent input from heart, lungs, viscera, and pain pathways. The anterior insula re-represents that input with cognitive and emotional context, producing the felt experience the brain reads as emotion. Interoception is that re-representation. ...
