Neural regions expressed in human OCD include the orbitofrontal cortex, the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, the anterior
cingulate circuit, the basal ganglia and the thalamus [18] and also the amygdala [19].
Not exact matches
When humans are torn between paying attention to two different things, it triggers a «conflict»
circuit in a brain region called the dorsal anterior
cingulate cortex (dACC) which is part of a larger brain structure controlling rational thought and emotions.
Monkeys typically find other monkeys impossible to ignore, and this experiment was no exception: the monkeys often failed at the reward task because they looked at the faces, especially if the faces depicted emotion.When humans are torn between paying attention to two different things, it triggers a «conflict»
circuit in a brain region called the dorsal anterior
cingulate cortex (dACC) which is part of a larger brain structure controlling rational thought and emotions.Using a tiny sensor implanted in the dACCs of the monkeys, Platt's group was able to measure the electrical activity of single neurons.
They scrutinized
circuits connecting the amygdala to the
cingulate, an emotion - dampening center near the front of the brain.
They also had weaker brain
circuits, and that apparently interferes with the
cingulate's ability to stop fear triggered by the amygdala.