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The insular cortex (also insula and insular lobe) is a portion of the cerebral cortex folded deep within the lateral sulcus (the fissure separating the temporal lobe from the parietal and frontal lobes) within each hemisphere of the mammalian brain.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insular cortex | Artery | Middle cerebral | 1.00 | infobox |
| Insular cortex | FMA | 67329 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Insular cortex | Latin | cortex insularis | 1.00 | infobox |
| Insular cortex | MeSH | D000087623 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Insular cortex | NeuroLex ID | birnlex_1117 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Insular cortex | NeuroNames | 111 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Insular cortex | Part of | Cerebral cortex of brain | 1.00 | infobox |
| Insular cortex | TA2 | 5502 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Insular cortex | TA98 | A14.1.09.149 A12.2.07.053 | 1.00 | infobox |
| hunger | instance of | and awareness of homeostatic emotions | 0.80 | text |
| pain | instance of | and awareness of homeostatic emotions | 0.80 | text |
| fatigue | instance of | and awareness of homeostatic emotions | 0.80 | text |
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