Cingulate Cortex

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
CC
Pronunciation
/ˈsɪŋɡjʊlɪt ˈkɔːrtɛks/
Category
Medical
Related Field
British Medicine

Examples in Context

  1. Agitation was associated with decreased GM values in the left insula, and in anterior cingulate cortex bilaterally.
  2. Inhibitory effect of anterior cingulate cortex on spontaneous activity of thalamic ventrobasal nucleus neurons
  3. The researchers looked for cerebral deep white matter changes and structural abnormalities in the parts of the brain called the anterior cingulate cortex and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.
  4. Studies of a variety of higher cognitive functions consistently activate a region of anterior cingulate cortex ( ACC ).
  5. However, during arthritic pain, activity was increased within the medial pain system of the brain, including most of the cingulate cortex, the thalamus, and the amygdala.

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