Peak Experience and the Insula in Health and Illness
Progress in Neurology and Psychiatry October 1, 2024 Simon Nicholson
AbstractThree major neural networks exist in the human central nervous system—the executive function network, the default mode network and the salience network. A key component of the latter is the insula. The insula and associated structures is implicated in peak experiences such as romantic love, profound spirituality and engagement with the arts which can impart to those experiencing them a...