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: 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: Seat of Free Will
- Dorsal Anterior Cingulate Area: Rational Thought Processes
- Subgenual Cingulate Cortex: Influences changes in appetite and sleep
Medial Cingulate Cortex (NC.AL.MCG): Error Correction
- Ventral Anterior Cingulate Area: Response Selection
- Dorsal Anterior Cingulate Area: Rational Thought Processes
- Pregenual Cingulate Cortex: Sensation of Emotion

Connectivity

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Internal Regions Connections:

Source Region	Target Region	Reference
Dorsal Anterior Cingulate Area	Ventral Anterior Cingulate Area	Principal Connections of Hippocampus (DorsalCingulate -> VentralCingulate)

External Inbound Center Connections:

Source Center	Reference
Extended Amygdala	Amygdalar disruption of prefrontal cortex (AM -> ACG, abstract)
Thalamus	Saccadic Vision (Thalamus -> FrontalCortex, abstract)
Ventral Tegmental Area	(unknown reference)
Prefrontal Cortex	Role for serotonin in moral behavior (OMPFC -> ACG, abstract)
Insular Cortex	Amygdalar disruption of prefrontal cortex (INS -> ACG, abstract)
Inferior Parietal Lobule	Global visual system (ParietalCortex -> FrontalCortex, abstract)
Superior Parietal Lobule	Global visual system (ParietalCortex -> FrontalCortex, abstract)
Transverse Temporal Gyrus	Directed Effort Network (ACA -> dACC)

External Outbound Center Connections:

Target Center	Reference
Subthalamus Area	(unknown reference)
Basal Ganglia	Global visual system (FrontalCortex -> BGA, abstract)
Extended Amygdala	(unknown reference)
Pontine Reticular Formation	Global visual system (FrontalCortex -> RF, abstract)
Hypothalamus	(unknown reference)
Red Nucleus	(unknown reference)
Periaqueductal Gray Matter	(unknown reference)
Medial Parietal Lobule	Global visual system (FrontalCortex -> ParietalCortex, abstract)
Premotor Cortex	(unknown reference)