作者: Sahib S Khalsa , David Rudrauf , Justin S Feinstein , Daniel Tranel
DOI: 10.1038/NN.2411
关键词: Anterior cingulate cortex 、 Neuroscience 、 Heartbeat 、 Thalamus 、 Systems neuroscience 、 Functional imaging 、 Psychology 、 Cortex (anatomy) 、 Somatosensory system 、 Cerebral cortex
摘要: Studying a patient with selective damage to the insular and anterior cingulate cortex, current study finds that these regions are not necessary for interoceptive awareness of one's own heartbeat, but primary somatosensory cortex is required such self-awareness.