Long perceived as a primitive and poorly differentiated brain structure, the primate insular
cortex recently emerged as a highly evolved, organized and richly connected cortical hub …

In primates, neural mechanisms for controlling skilled hand actions primarily rely on
sensorimotor transformations. These transformations are mediated by circuits linking specific …

The cingulate cortex is a mosaic of different anatomical fields, whose functional
characterization is still a matter of debate. In humans, one method that may provide useful …

Reproduction and survival in most primate species reflects management of both competitive
and cooperative relationships. Here, we investigated the links between neuroanatomy and …

The vast majority of functional studies investigating mirror neurons (MNs) explored their
properties in relation to hand actions, and very few investigated how MNs respond to mouth …

Mirror neurons (MNs) are a class of cells originally discovered in the monkey ventral
premotor cortex (PMv) and inferior parietal lobule (IPL). They discharge during both action …

Objective The link between brain function and cardiovascular dynamics is an important
issue yet to be elucidated completely. The insula is a neocortical brain area that is thought to …

Laughter is a complex motor behavior occurring in both emotional and nonemotional
contexts. Here, we investigated whether the different functions of laughter are mediated by …

Background and Objectives Cingulate epilepsy (CE) is a rare type of focal epilepsy that is
challenging to diagnose because of the polymorphic semiology of the seizures, mimicking …

We have previously shown that INS-fMRI is a rapid method for mapping mesoscale brain
networks in the macaque monkey brain. Focal stimulation of single cortical sites led to the …