Cingulate cortex

Cingulate cortex
Medial surface of left cerebral hemisphere, with cingulate gyrus and cingulate sulcus highlighted.
Details
Part ofCerebral cortex
ArteryAnterior cerebral
VeinSuperior sagittal sinus
Identifiers
Latincortex cingularis, gyrus cinguli
Acronym(s)Cg
MeSHD006179
NeuroNames159
NeuroLex IDbirnlex_798
TA98A14.1.09.231
TA25513
FMA62434
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy
Sagittal MRI slice with highlighting indicating location of the cingulate cortex.
Sagittal MRI slice with highlighting indicating location of the cingulate cortex.
Coronal section of brain. Cingulate cortex is shown in yellow.

The cingulate cortex is a part of the brain situated in the medial aspect of the cerebral cortex. The cingulate cortex includes the entire cingulate gyrus, which lies immediately above the corpus callosum, and the continuation of this in the cingulate sulcus. The cingulate cortex is usually considered part of the limbic lobe.

It receives inputs from the thalamus and the neocortex, and projects to the entorhinal cortex via the cingulum. It is an integral part of the limbic system, which is involved with emotion formation and processing,[1] learning,[2] and memory.[3][4] The combination of these three functions makes the cingulate gyrus highly influential in linking motivational outcomes to behavior (e.g. a certain action induced a positive emotional response, which results in learning).[5] This role makes the cingulate cortex highly important in disorders such as depression[6][7] and schizophrenia.[8] It also plays a role in executive function and respiratory control.

Brodmann areas of a medial section of the right hemisphere.
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