The brain activity also occurred in the putamen and insula, two areas activated when people viewed the face of a loved person.
“憎恨回路”中的壳核和脑岛两个区域在人们看到喜欢的人时也会活动。
But he said damage to the insula does seem to destroy a necessary link in the smoking addiction.
但他说，脑岛的损坏也不像是毁坏了与烟瘾的必要关联。
Scientists believe the insula, described as a "platform for feelings and emotion", may be also linked to other addictive behaviours including drugs, alcohol and excessive eating.
科学家相信，被描绘成感觉和情绪的操纵台的脑岛可能也和其它的成瘾行为如药品成瘾，酒精成瘾和进食过量有关。
They then traced the neural connections into the primary taste cortex in a brain area called the insula.
然后他们追踪神经联系进入到大脑中的一个叫做脑岛的区域中的初级味觉皮层。
But such triggers don't seem to trouble the patients with a damaged insula.
但是这种激发看来已不会困扰岛叶皮层损伤的患者。
The man, who smoked 40 cigarettes a day, had his insula, a 2.5cm pleasure centre located deep within the brain, damaged in the stroke.
每天吸40支烟的男性在中风时，其脑岛部有一个位于大脑深部的2.5cm的愉快中枢被破坏。
The recent news about smoking was sensational: some people with damage to a prune-size slab of brain tissue called the insula were able to give up cigarettes instantly.
最近新闻说吸烟是耸人听闻的：一些脑岛受损的病人可以马上戒掉烟瘾。
The recent news about smoking was sensational: some people with damage to a prune-size slab of brain tissue called the insula were able to give up cigarettes instantly.
最近新闻说吸烟是耸人听闻的：一些脑岛受损的病人可以马上戒掉烟瘾。
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