cingulate cortex

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cingulate cortex (plural cingulate cortexes)

  1. (neuroanatomy) The medial part of the cortex, between the corpus callosum to the cingulate sulcus.
    • 2011 April 8, Amie Ninh, “Liberal vs. Conservative: Does the Difference Lie in the Brain?”, in TIME‎[1]:
      In the study, led by Ryota Kanai of the University College London, people who identified themselves as liberals generally had a larger anterior cingulate cortex — a comma-shaped region near the front of the brain that is involved in decision-making. By contrast, those who identified as conservatives had larger amygdalas — almond-shaped structures that are linked with emotional learning and the processing of fear.

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