Anterior cingulate cortex
In the human brain, the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) is the frontal part of the cingulate cortex that resembles a "collar" surrounding the frontal part of the corpus callosum. It consists of Brodmann areas 24, 32, and 33.
| Anterior cingulate cortex | |
|---|---|
Medial surface of left cerebral hemisphere, with anterior cingulate highlighted | |
Medial surface of right hemisphere, with Brodmann's areas numbered | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | Cortex cingularis anterior |
| NeuroNames | 161 |
| NeuroLex ID | birnlex_936 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
It is involved in certain higher-level functions, such as attention allocation, reward anticipation, decision-making, impulse control (e.g. performance monitoring and error detection), and emotion.
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