cingulate gyrus

n. Prominent gyrus in the mesial part of the brain, limited above by the cingulate sulcus and below by the corpus callosum. It receives input from the somatosensory cortex (parietal lobe) and the anterior nucleus of the thalamus. It projects to the entorhinal cortex. The cingulate gyrus is included in the so-called limbic system (emotional system of the brain, involved in emotion but also in memory and learning). It is thought that it participates in coordinating emotional responses according to the sensory input, modulating emotional responses to pain, responding to environmental stimuli, and regulating mood, and in memory and learning.

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