뇌섬엽(腦섬葉, insular lobe 또는 insula) 또는 대뇌섬 또는 도엽(島葉) 또는 섬엽 또는 도피질(島皮質, insular cortex) 또는 섬피질은 대뇌 반구에서 가쪽 고랑 깊은 곳에 묻혀 있는 대뇌 겉질의 부분이다. 개체발생학적으로는 대뇌가 발생 및 발달 형성시 대뇌의 표면을 이루지만, 점차로 이마엽, 관자엽, 마루엽이 빠르게 자라서 이곳을 덮는다.
insular
(closed to outside influence) (외부의 영향으로부터) 고립된 형
Immigrants communities are often seen as insular.
(relating to an island) 섬의
The anthropologist is studying the ancient insular cultures of Polynesia.
(remote) 먼, 외진, 외딴
(relating to a form of Latin writing) (라틴 글씨, 글씨체) 섬의, 섬과 관련된
(climate: temperate) 섬의
The word “insula” is the latin word for the “island”. What is the island of the human brain and what are its functions? Today the insula is considered a separate lobe of the human brain. Among all of the lobes, it seems that the insula is often marginalized. For that reason, it is considered to be very mystical among medical students because there is so little information about this structure.
For that reason, this specific article will clarify everything that you need to know about the anatomy and the function of the insular lobe.