Nature

Cingulate Cortex Function and Connectivity

The cingulate cortex occupies a medial position in the cerebral hemispheres and extends from the frontal lobe (anterior cingulate cortex, ACC) through the midcingulate region (MCC) to the ...
Nature

A pathway from the anterior cingulate cortex to the lateral habenula controls chronic pain-induced depression in male mice

Persistent pain is often linked to emotional dysregulation, including anxiety and major depressive disorder (MDD). Epidemiological studies show that 50% of chronic pain patients and 30% of those with ...
Medical Xpress

A microcircuit in the mouse anterior cingulate cortex that plays a role in transforming visual inputs into actions

A team of researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, has found a microcircuit in the mouse anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) that appears to play a role in transforming ...

Deep brain stimulation boosts myelination and shifts brain networks linked to depression

Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have uncovered the first direct evidence that deep brain stimulation (DBS) can remodel white matter pathways in the brain and alter ...