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Part of the limbic lobe of the brain cortex

The cingulate cortex is a part of the brain situated in the medial aspect of the cerebral cortex. The cingulate cortex includes the entire cingulate gyrus, which lies immediately above the corpus callosum, and the continuation of this in the cingulate sulcus. The cingulate cortex is usually considered part of the limbic lobe. Wikipedia →

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Noun The medial part of the cortex, between the corpus callosum to the cingulate sulcus.

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