BrainRegionNDM NC AL VACG

Ventral Anterior Cingulate Area

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This page covers biological details of component Ventral Anterior Cingulate Area. Region is part of aHuman target integrated biological model.

• Top-down path to region: Cerebral Cortex -> Anterior Lobe (NC.LOBE.ANT) -> Anterior Cingulate Area (NC.ACG) -> Anterior Cingulate Cortex (NC.AL.ACG) -> Ventral Anterior Cingulate Area (NDM.NC.AL.VACG) (see Mind Maps)
• Type: cortex
• Brain area: Neocortical Brain - Decision Making Area
• Brodmann ID: 24
• Role: cortex.generic
• Function: Seat of Free Will
• Notes to function: motor, attentional and cognitive functions; BA24-rostral

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Components

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Connectivity

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Inbound Region Connections:

Source Area	Source Region	Source Name	Type	Reference
FAM	FAM.FT.AM.AB	Accessory Basal Amygdaloid Nucleus	excitatory-glu	Amygdalar disruption of prefrontal cortex (AM -> ACG, abstract)
NCP	NCP.FD.TH.AM	Anteromedial Nucleus	excitatory-glu	Saccadic Vision (Thalamus -> FrontalCortex, abstract)
	NCP.NC.AL.SGCG	Subgenual Cingulate Cortex	feedforward-glu	Regulation of Social Brain (SGC -> VACC)
	NCP.NC.INS.AIC	Anterior Insular Cortex	feedforward-glu	Amygdalar disruption of prefrontal cortex (INS -> ACG, abstract)
NDM	NDM.NC.AL.DACG	Dorsal Anterior Cingulate Area	feedforward-glu	Principal Connections of Hippocampus (DorsalCingulate -> VentralCingulate)
	NDM.NC.AL.FPC	Lateral Frontopolar Cortex	feedforward-glu	Role for serotonin in moral behavior (OMPFC -> ACG, abstract)
	NDM.NC.AL.IPG	Inferior Prefrontal Gyrus	feedforward-glu	Directed Effort Network (fPole -> vACC)

Outbound Region Connections:

Target Area	Target Region	Target Name	Type	Reference
FAM	FAM.FT.AM.BP	Parvicellular Basal Amygdaloid Nucleus	excitatory-glu	Role for serotonin in moral behavior (ACG -> AMY, abstract)
FEC	FEC.FT.ACC.SH	Nucleus Accumbens Shell	excitatory-glu	Global visual system (FrontalCortex -> BGA, abstract)
	FEC.FT.CN.BD	Caudate Nucleus Body	excitatory-glu	Global visual system (FrontalCortex -> BGA, abstract)
	FEC.FT.PU.VT	Ventral Putamen	excitatory-glu	Global visual system (FrontalCortex -> BGA, abstract)
LLC	LLC.HT.PRF.PDT	Pontine Reticulotegmental Nucleus	excitatory-glu	Cerebellum functional divisions (CTX -> PNN, abstract)
	LLC.MM.RD	Red Nucleus	excitatory-glu	Cerebellum functional divisions (CTX -> RD, abstract)
LMC	LMC.HT.LC	Locus Coeruleus	excitatory-glu	(unknown reference)
NCP	NCP.NC.MPL.PSCG	Posterior Cingulate Cortex	feedforward-glu	Principal Connections of Hippocampus (VentralCingulate -> PosteriorCingulate)
NDM	NDM.NC.AL.DLPFCR	Rostral Mid-Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex	feedforward-glu	Role for serotonin in moral behavior (ACG -> LPFC, abstract)
NMA	NMA.NC.PMC.F2	Dorsal Caudal Premotor Cortex	feedforward-glu	(unknown reference)

Thirdparty Circuits

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• Principal Connections of Hippocampus - see Reference

• Global visual system - see Reference

• Cerebellum functional divisions - see Reference

• Afferent pain pathways - see Reference

• Role for serotonin in moral behavior - see Reference

• Regulation of Social Brain - see Reference

• Directed Effort Network - see Reference

• Vocal Control - see Reference

References

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• http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/dl/free/0071402357/156721/figure350_1.html
• http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959438808001566
• http://instruct.uwo.ca/anatomy/530/cblm.htm
• http://www.nature.com/nrn/journal/v14/n7/fig_tab/nrn3516_F2.html
• http://www.pnas.org/content/107/40/17071/F1.expansion.html
• http://brmlab.cz/project/brain_hacking/tdcs/pfc
• http://www.frontiersin.org/Human_Neuroscience/10.3389/fnhum.2012.00184/full
• http://www.frontiersin.org/neuroanatomy/10.3389/fnana.2011.00034/full