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Insular Cortex

Tissue Cns

Where the body's internal state is read and turned into a feeling. Palpitations, breathlessness and a sense that something is physically wrong are assembled here, which is why cardiovascular strain from these compounds often presents first as anxiety.

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Insular Cortex increases risk of

Anxiety

Restlessness, racing thoughts, a wired feeling. Multiple routes reach it: neurosteroid changes at GABA-A, glucocorticoid signalling, sleep loss and thicker blood.