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anterior cingulate cortex

anterior cingulate cortex noun: the frontal part of the cingulate cortex.

Noun

anterior cingulate cortex (plural anterior cingulate cortices)

  1. The frontal part of the cingulate cortex.
    • 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...2011 April 8, Amie Ninh, “Liberal vs. Conservative: Does the Difference Lie in the Brain?”, in TIME, archived from the original on 18 Jul 2025

Forms of anterior cingulate cortex

pluralanterior cingulate cortices

Questions about anterior cingulate cortex

What does anterior cingulate cortex mean?
Anterior cingulate cortex means the frontal part of the cingulate cortex.
What part of speech is anterior cingulate cortex?
Anterior cingulate cortex is a noun.
What is the plural of anterior cingulate cortex?
The plural of anterior cingulate cortex is anterior cingulate cortices.

Words near anterior cingulate cortex in the dictionary

  1. anterior chambers
  2. anterior choroidal arteries
  3. anterior choroidal artery
  4. anterior ciliary arteries
  5. anterior ciliary artery
  6. anterior cingulate cortex
  7. anterior cingulate cortexes
  8. anterior cingulate cortices
  9. anterior commissure
  10. anterior commissures
  11. anterior communicating arteries

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