Definitions

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  • adjective anatomy Describing an area of the cerebral cortex of the brain (Brodmann area 25)

Etymologies

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From sub- +‎ genual (“knee”) (from its shape)

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  • Last year, Helen Mayberg, a neurologist at Emory University's school of medicine in Atlanta, published the results of a decade of research which pinpointed a 2.5cm-wide part of the brain called the subgenual cingulate region SCR as playing a major role in dealing with affective information.

    Mind Hacks: Deep brain stimulation for depression 2006

  • Last year, Helen Mayberg, a neurologist at Emory University's school of medicine in Atlanta, published the results of a decade of research which pinpointed a 2.5cm-wide part of the brain called the subgenual cingulate region SCR as playing a major role in dealing with affective information.

    Mind Hacks: April 2006 Archives 2006

  • When participants moved the snake closer despite their fears, activity in the subgenual anterior cingulate cortex (sgACC) increased more than in other parts of the brain.

    The Twins Who Test Better 2010

  • The authors did find that three regions in the cerebral cortex of the brain caudal inferior temporal sulcus, caudal superior frontal gyrus, and subgenual anterior cingulate cortex might correlate with social networks.

    Ars Technica Yun Xie 2010

  • Some researchers stimulate the subgenual prefrontal cortex, a brain region implicated in depressed mood states, while others stimulate a region called the "anterior limb of the internal capsule", a nerve pathway that passes through the basal ganglia, a lower brain region.

    RedOrbit News - Technology 2010

  • Some researchers stimulate the subgenual prefrontal cortex, a brain region implicated in depressed mood states, while others stimulate a region called the "anterior limb of the internal capsule", a nerve pathway that passes through the basal ganglia,

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • Some researchers stimulate the subgenual prefrontal cortex, a brain region implicated in depressed mood states, while others stimulate a region called the "anterior limb of the internal capsule", a nerve pathway that passes through the basal ganglia,

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • Some researchers stimulate the subgenual prefrontal cortex, a brain region implicated in depressed mood states, while others stimulate a region called the "anterior limb of the internal capsule", a nerve pathway that passes through the basal ganglia,

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • The two researchers and their colleagues implanted electrodes in the white matter adjacent to their patients 'subgenual cingulate cortexes and fired up their pacemakers.

    Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry: A Closer Look CL Psych 2009

  • Results indicate acupuncture therapy evoked short-term increases in MOR binding potential, in multiple pain and sensory processing regions including the cingulate (dorsal and subgenual), insula, caudate, thalamus, and amygdala.

    James Randi Educational Foundation Christina Stephens 2009

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