Convergent and selective representations of pain, appetitive processes, aversive processes, and cognitive control in the insula
Mijin Kwon, Ke Bo, Rotem Botvinik‐Nezer, Philip A. Kragel, Lukas Van Oudenhove, Tor Dessart Wager, Yoni K. Ashar, Lauren Yvette Atlas, Lisa Feldman Barrett, Benjamin Becker, Luke Chang, Luana Colloca, Christopher G. Davey, Sigrid Elsenbruch, Miquel Angel Fullana, , Feng Zhou
The paper identifies convergent and selective functional zones in the insula using fMRI data, revealing a hierarchical convergence architecture across pain, appetitive, aversive, and cognitive control domains.
Nature Communications · Apr 14, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience