part of part of Homo sapiens insula cortex of cerebral lobe insular cortex DHBA:10288 MA:0000909 The insular cortex (also insula and insular lobe) is a portion of the cerebral cortex folded deep within the lateral sulcus (the fissure separating the temporal lobe from the parietal and frontal lobes) within each hemisphere of the mammalian brain. It is the primary gustatory cortex and is involved in sensorimotor and somatosensory as well as socioemotional functions. cortex of insula ICx iNS UBERON:0034891 EMAPA:35432 insular neocortex DMBA:16058 FMA:242223 gray matter of insula BM:Tel-Cx-Ins SCTID:369221008