Not exact matches
This included areas previously identified as
showing growth in new mothers, including the striatum (involved in reward processing, hypothalamus (hormonal control), amygdala and anterior
cingulate cortex (emotional processing), and the lateral pre-frontal
cortex (memory and decision making).
The new study
shows that postpartum depression is accompanied by strongly elevated monoamine oxidase A in the brain, particularly in the prefrontal
cortex and in the anterior
cingulate cortex.
The scans
showed that the subgenual anterior
cingulate cortex (sgACC), an area linked to emotion, became particularly active when participants brought the snakes closer, but not when they gave in to their fears (Neuron, DOI: 10.1016 / j.neuron.2010.06.009).
The findings revealed that a brain region called the subgenual anterior
cingulate cortex (sgACC) is associated with courage: the participants who were able to control their fear effectively and get closest to the snake
showed the highest activity in the sgACC.
Relative to ordinary participants, the steely performers also
showed less blood flow in a part of the brain that helps govern emotional responses, the anterior
cingulate cortex.
The new study
shows that postpartum depression is accompanied by strongly elevated monoamine oxidase A in the brain, particularly in the prefrontal
cortex and in the anterior
cingulate cortex.
Previous imaging studies have revealed two brain regions that often
show abnormal activity in these patients: the subgenual anterior
cingulate cortex (sgACC) and the amygdala.
The results
showed that amyloid plaque levels in the posterior
cingulate cortex were related to the amount of white matter damage, suggesting that injury to the brain's wiring may be linked to the formation of amyloid plaques.
Previous research by the Northwestern group provided tantalizing clues,
showing that SuperAgers have distinctive brain features: thicker
cortexes, a resistance to age - related atrophy and a larger left anterior
cingulate (a part of the brain important to attention and working memory).
«In this study, we focused on the activity of the anterior
cingulate cortex, which has been
shown by others to be related to error processing, and which we have
shown to be associated with fatigue,» said Dr. Wylie, who is associate director of Neuroscience Research and the Rocco Ortenzio Neuroimaging Center at Kessler Foundation.
Finally, we were able to
show that higher volume in the anterior
cingulate cortex was an intermediary in the relationship between omega - 3 fatty acids and cognitive flexibility.»
«Link found between cognitive fatigue and effort and reward: Neuroimaging findings
show overlap in activity in the anterior
cingulate cortex, suggesting a pattern of self - regulation in the brain triggered by cognitive fatigue.»
Even more surprising, subjects who had grown up in a city
showed higher activation of a brain area called the anterior
cingulate cortex, essentially the amygdala's boss, even if they had later moved to the suburbs or country.
Hundreds of legal opinions every year have begun to invoke the science of mind and brain to bolster legal arguments — references not only to brain scans but to a range of studies that
show that areas such as the amygdala or the anterior
cingulate cortex are implicated in this response or that.
In an investigation of predictors of treatment response in depression, Dr. Pizzagalli's laboratory was the first to
show that pretreatment resting EEG activity in the rostral anterior
cingulate cortex predicted therapeutic improvement 4 - 6 months later in depressed individuals.
Among the brain regions implicated in this network, several, including the posterior
cingulate cortex and inferior parietal lobes, have also
shown decreased metabolism early in the course of Alzheimer's disease (AD).
Neuroimaging findings
show overlap in activity in the anterior
cingulate cortex, suggesting a pattern of self - regulation in the brain triggered by cognitive fatigue
We hypothesize that focal reductions in DMN connectivity, as
shown here in the posterior
cingulate cortex, may represent a stable correlate of reduced consciousness.
«In this study, we focused on the activity of the anterior
cingulate cortex, which has been
shown by others to be related to error processing, and which we have
shown to be associated with fatigue,
Early in the disease, patients
show focal anterior
cingulate cortex (ACC) and orbital frontoinsula (FI) degeneration, accentuated in the right hemisphere.
At baseline, older adults
showed significantly decreased hippocampal connectivity with medial prefrontal and parahippocampal
cortex, and increased hippocampal connectivity with posterior
cingulate, precuneus, and parietal
cortex, relative to young adults (n = 16, age range: 18 - 34 years).
Although the DMN
showed functional connectivity during both rest and conscious sedation, a direct comparison found that there was significantly reduced functional connectivity in the posterior
cingulate cortex during conscious sedation.
Women with the same variation also
showed stronger connections in activation between the amygdala and the
cingulate cortex, two regions of the brain involved in fear learning.
The subtraction analysis for «verum > rest» - «sham > rest»
showed convergent activations in pre-SMA, middle
cingulate gyrus, claustrum, insula, supramarginal gyrus, SII and dorsolateral prefrontal
cortex (dlPFC).
Verum acupuncture
showed also more deactivation in part of the limbic system (amygdala, hippocampus,
cingulate gyrus /
cortex)[47], [52].
Strikingly, the 3 regions
showing positive correlations between CT and CSA asymmetries were those known to exhibit robust asymmetries across methodologies, such as the leftward asymmetrical planum temporale and the rightward asymmetrical superior temporal sulcus and
cingulate cortex.
The result
showed acupuncture at «open point time» was associated with more deactivation in the frontal lobe, temporal lobe,
cingulate cortex and cerebellum than acupuncture at the «closed point time».
The fMRI results (event - related design)
show that chemosensory anxiety signals activate brain areas involved in the processing of social emotional stimuli (fusiform gyrus), and in the regulation of empathic feelings (insula, precuneus,
cingulate cortex).
Using measures of penile tumescence, the striatum, anterior
cingulate, insula, amygdala, occipital
cortex, sensorimotor
cortex and hypothalamus have been
shown to play a role in penile erection [15], [20].
Cluster a (a)
shows the default mode network, consisting of frontal regions, including superior frontal gyrus (BA 8/9) and medial frontal gyrus (BA 10/11) and precuneus / posterior
cingulate cortex (BA 23/31) and bilateral regions overlapping middle / superior temporal tyrus (BA 21/39) and inferior / superior parietal
cortex (BA 39/40).
What was startling was that the MRI scans
showed that mindfulness groups increased gray matter concentration within the left hippocampus, the posterior
cingulate cortex, the temporo - parietal junction, and the cerebellum.
MRI scans have
shown that meditation activates the calming anterior
cingulate cortex, which is pretty cool.
Rao's team found that when volunteers saw names such as Britney Spears, George Clooney, Albert Einstein and Marilyn Monroe, those who were at the highest risk of developing Alzheimer's — those with both the genetic makeup and a family history —
showed high levels of activity in the hippocampus, posterior
cingulate and regions of the frontal
cortex, all areas involved in memory.
Studies
show that CBT lead to changes in the prefrontal
cortex,
cingulate cor - tex and amygdala metabolisms and activities.
The results of the investigation
showed that people who had reported more experiences of social support over the preceding 9 days had lower dorsal anterior
cingulate cortex activity in response to the virtual social exclusion task and also exhibited lower cortisol responses to the TSST, suggesting lower levels of experienced stress.
A recent fMRI study
showed that the MAOA genotype at risk for impulsivity and violent behavior is associated with reduced gray matter volumes in limbic regions such as the amygdala, dorsal anterior
cingulated cortex (dACC), and subgenual ACC and greater amygdala and subgenual ACC responsivity to negative emotional faces [25].
It has been
shown that a brain network including the anterior
cingulate cortex (ACC) and lateral prefrontal
cortex areas, mostly modulated by the neurotransmitter dopamine, subserves the function of regulating thoughts, emotions and responses.13 Patterns of activation of these brain structures are related to the efficiency of resolving conflict14 and variations in the size and structure of the ACC have been related to the EC score obtained in temperament questionnaires.15