Abstract:Several brain regions have emerged relatively recently as major contributors to the human psychological system. A good example is the cingulate cortex. As early as the 1930s, it was observed that cats...Several brain regions have emerged relatively recently as major contributors to the human psychological system. A good example is the cingulate cortex. As early as the 1930s, it was observed that cats become mute and akinetic after the occurrence of lesions of the cingulate cortex. However, it was not until the 1950s that the cingulate gyrus was examined more carefully. Together with the parahippocampal gyrus, which lies below it, the cingulate gyrus (Figure 12.1) forms a large arcuate convolution that surrounds the rostral brainstem and constitutes what Broca referred to as the grande lobe limbique (see Figure 13.1).Read More
Publication Year: 2005
Publication Date: 2005-09-08
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
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