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anterior cingulate cortices

anterior cingulate cortices is the plural of anterior cingulate cortex.

Meaning of anterior 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

Questions about anterior cingulate cortices

What is anterior cingulate cortices the plural of?
Anterior cingulate cortices is the plural of anterior cingulate cortex.

Words near anterior cingulate cortices in the dictionary

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

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