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What Is the Insula? New Research Explores This Little-Known Part of the Brain

  • by Alex Russell
  • August 13, 2026
  • Self & Society
A new review paper in Nature Neuroscience summarizes what researchers have learned about how the insula works in animals and how that might translate to its function in humans. These insights may open up the potential for the development of new treatments and therapies that change people’s lives.
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New Faces of Public Scholarship: PSE Welcomes 2024 Faculty Fellows

  • by Becky Oskin
  • September 04, 2024
  • News & Noteworthy
The Office of Public Scholarship and Engagement has unveiled its fifth class of Public Scholarship Faculty Fellows. Check out the L&S faculty members who made the list!
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