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The cingulate cortex and limbic systems for emotion, action, and memory

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Rolls, Edmund T.·2019·Brain Structure and Function

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Evidence is provided for a new conceptualization of the connectivity and functions of the cingulate cortex in emotion, action, and memory. The anterior cingulate cortex receives information from the orbitofrontal cortex about reward and non-reward outcomes. The posterior cingulate cortex receives spatial and action-related information from parietal cortical areas. It is argued that these inputs allow the cingulate cortex to perform action-outcome learning, with outputs from the midcingulate motor area to premotor areas. In addition, because the anterior cingulate cortex connects rewards to actions, it is involved in emotion; and because the posterior cingulate cortex has outputs to the hippocampal system, it is involved in memory. These apparently multiple different functions of the cingulate cortex are related to the place of this proisocortical limbic region in brain connectivity.

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Authors
Rolls, E. T.
Affiliations
University of Warwick (GB)
Corresponding author
Rolls, Edmund T.
Venue
Brain Structure and Function
Published
2019-08-26
Volume
224
Issue
9
Pages
3001-3018
ISSN
  • 1863-2653 (ISSN-L)
  • 1863-2661
OpenAlex
W2970957161
Cited by
859
References
171
Citations by year
2026: 110 · 2025: 175 · 2024: 173 · 2023: 114 · 2022: 148 · 2021: 94 · 2020: 39 · 2019: 6
FWCI
9.11
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Brain Structure and Function (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Warwick Research Archive Portal (University of Warwick) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
Keywords
cingulate cortex, anterior cingulate cortex, posterior cingulate cortex, orbitofrontal cortex, reward processing, action-outcome learning, premotor cortex, parietal cortex, hippocampal system, emotions, memory, limbic system, brain connectivity
MeSH terms
Animals, Emotions, Gyrus Cinguli, Humans, Limbic System, Memory, Motor Activity, Neural Pathways, Reward

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