One of the key brain regions innervated by the vagus nerve is the insular cortex, which is involved in a diverse range of functions from regulating homeostasis, to motor control and cognitive ...

When compared to their pre-injury brain scans, those who returned to play after concussion had significantly reduced blood flow in the brain in the fronto-insular cortex, a part of the brain that ...

4 Center of Physical Education and Sport, State University of Londrina (UEL), Londrina, Parana, Brazil Background The temporal and insular cortex (TC, IC) have been associated with autonomic nervous ...

Those signs of brain injury lasted for up to one year later, researchers noted. Compared with pre-injury brain scans, players with concussion had significantly reduced blood flow in their brain's ...