A pair of studies suggests that a region of the brain - called the insular cortex - may hold the key to treating addiction. Scientists have come to this conclusion after finding that smokers who ...

Using an innovative and recently validated animal model of IBS, the researchers showed that opioid delta-receptor agonists can ameliorate stress-induced IBS symptoms by acting on the insular cortex of ...

The perception of taste is not merely a matter of detecting a chemical stimulus; it involves a sophisticated network of neural circuits that integrate sensory inputs from taste receptors, olfactory ...