The Integration of Negative Affect, Pain, and Cognitive Control in the Cingulate Cortex
Nature reviews. Neuroscience
Format:
Journal Article
Publication Year:
n.d.
Pages:
154-167
Sources ID:
23186
Visibility:
Private
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Contexts of Contemplation Project
Abstract:
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It has been argued that emotion, pain, and cognitive control are functionally segregated in distinct subdivisions of the cingulate cortex. But recent observations encourage a fundamentally different view. Imaging studies indicate that negative affect, pain, and cognitive control activate an overlapping region of dorsal cingulate, the anterior midcingulate cortex (aMCC). Anatomical studies reveal that aMCC constitutes a hub where information about reinforcers can be linked to motor centers responsible for expressing affect and executing goal-directed behavior. Computational modeling and other kinds of evidence suggest that this intimacy reflects control processes that are common to all three domains. These observations compel a reconsideration of dorsal cingulate’s contribution to negative affect and pain.
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