BrainCenterNC ACG

Anterior Cingulate Area

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

• Top-down path to center: Cerebral Cortex -> Anterior Lobe (NC.LOBE.ANT) -> Anterior Cingulate Area (NC.ACG) (see Mind Maps)
• Function:
• Notes to function: consists of anterior cingulate cortex and middle cingulate cortex

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Components

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Component items:

• Anterior Cingulate Cortex (NC.AL.ACG): Error Correction
  • Ventral Anterior Cingulate Area (NDM.NC.AL.VACG): Seat of Free Will
  • Dorsal Anterior Cingulate Area (NDM.NC.AL.DACG): Rational Thought Processes
  • Subgenual Cingulate Cortex (NCP.NC.AL.SGCG): Influences changes in appetite and sleep
• Medial Cingulate Cortex (NC.AL.MCG): Error Correction
  • Ventral Anterior Cingulate Area (NDM.NC.AL.VMCG): Response Selection
  • Dorsal Anterior Cingulate Area (NDM.NC.AL.DMCG): Rational Thought Processes
  • Pregenual Cingulate Cortex (NDM.NC.AL.PGCG): Sensation of Emotion

Connectivity

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Internal Regions Connections:

Source Region	Target Region	Reference
Dorsal Anterior Cingulate Area (NDM.NC.AL.DACG)	Ventral Anterior Cingulate Area (NDM.NC.AL.VACG)	Principal Connections of Hippocampus (DorsalCingulate -> VentralCingulate)

External Connections:

External Inbound Center Connections:

Source Center	Reference
Amygdala (FAM.FT.AM)	Amygdalar disruption of prefrontal cortex (AM -> ACG, abstract)
Thalamus (FD.TH)	Saccadic Vision (Thalamus -> FrontalCortex, abstract)
Ventral Tegmental Area (LMC.MM.VTA)	(unknown reference)
Lateral Prefrontal Cortex (NC.AL.LPFC)	Prefrontal Cortex (PFC) in emotional behavior (LPFC -> ACG, abstract)
Orbitomedial Prefrontal Cortex (NC.AL.OMPFC)	Role for serotonin in moral behavior (OMPFC -> ACG, abstract)
Insular Cortex (NC.INS)	Amygdalar disruption of prefrontal cortex (INS -> ACG, abstract)
Inferior Parietal Lobule (NC.IPL)	Global visual system (ParietalCortex -> FrontalCortex, abstract)
Superior Parietal Lobule (NC.SPL)	Global visual system (ParietalCortex -> FrontalCortex, abstract)
Transverse Temporal Gyrus (NSA.NC.TTG)	Directed Effort Network (ACA -> dACC)

External Outbound Center Connections:

Target Center	Reference
Subthalamus Area (BGA.FD.STA)	(unknown reference)
Basal Ganglia (BGA.FT.BG)	Global visual system (FrontalCortex -> BGA, abstract)
Amygdala (FAM.FT.AM)	Role for serotonin in moral behavior (ACG -> AMY, abstract)
Central Extended Amygdala (FAM.FT.CEAM)	(unknown reference)
Pontine Reticular Formation (HT.RF)	Global visual system (FrontalCortex -> RF, abstract)
Hypothalamus (HTA.FD.HT)	(unknown reference)
Red Nucleus (LLC.MM.RD)	(unknown reference)
Locus Coeruleus (LMC.HT.LC)	(unknown reference)
Periaqueductal Gray Matter (LMC.MM.PAG)	(unknown reference)
Medial Parietal Lobule (NC.MPL)	Global visual system (FrontalCortex -> ParietalCortex, abstract)
Premotor Cortex (NC.PMC)	(unknown reference)