Damage to the Right Insula Disrupts the Perception of Affective Touch
Louise P. Kirsch, Sahba Nomvula Besharati, Christina Papadaki, Laura Crucianelli, Sara Bertagnoli, Nick Ward, Valentina Moro, Paul Mark Jenkinson, Aikaterini Fotopoulou
This study shows that right insula damage affects the perception of pleasant touch, with posterior lesions reducing contralateral sensitivity and anterior lesions reducing ipsilateral sensitivity.
eLife · Jan 24, 2020Peer-reviewedNeuroscience