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Cingulate cortex
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<p>The cingulate cortex is a part of the <a href="/facts/Brain/Xo5ABfXl">brain</a> situated in the medial aspect of the <a href="/facts/Cerebral_cortex/GpXosGHP">cerebral cortex</a>. The cingulate cortex includes the entire cingulate gyrus, which lies immediately above the <a href="/facts/Corpus_callosum/jL54tgHn">corpus callosum</a>, and the continuation of this in the cingulate sulcus. The cingulate cortex is usually considered part of the <a href="/facts/Limbic_lobe/nJu2sFz6">limbic lobe</a>. </p><p>It receives inputs from the <a href="/facts/Thalamus/UHDtUStc">thalamus</a> and the <a href="/facts/Neocortex/YEVjPgGK">neocortex</a>, and projects to the <a href="/facts/Entorhinal_cortex/uRSa4Ld1">entorhinal cortex</a> via the <a href="/facts/Cingulum_(anatomy)/nsPtDp4E">cingulum</a>. It is an integral part of the <a href="/facts/Limbic_system/TelEk6Jl">limbic system</a>, which is involved with emotion formation and processing, learning, and memory. The combination of these three functions makes the cingulate gyrus highly influential in linking motivational outcomes to behavior (e.g. a certain action induced a positive emotional response, which results in learning). This role makes the cingulate cortex highly important in disorders such as <a href="/facts/Major_depressive_disorder/l2lQeWqr">depression</a> and <a href="/facts/Schizophrenia/FMP4lQ57">schizophrenia</a>. It also plays a role in <a href="/facts/Executive_function/QtflLj55">executive function</a> and respiratory control. </p>