title: All roads lead to the insula.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London, London, UK.
authors.forename: Massieh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moayedi
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009415:Nerve Net / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology*
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