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  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Ophthalmology

Background:

  • The role of the cingulate cortex in human eye movement control is not well understood.
  • Previous research in non-human primates suggested a role for the dorsal cingulate sulcus in saccadic eye movements.
  • The precise location and function of the putative human cingulate eye field (CEF) and the cingulate sulcus visual area (CSv) remain debated.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To comprehensively map oculomotor responses across the entire cingulate cortex in humans.
  • To precisely localize the human cingulate eye field (CEF) and the cingulate sulcus visual area (CSv).
  • To elucidate the functional roles of CEF and CSv in different types of eye movements and their network affiliations.

Main Methods:

  • Multi-band neuroimaging was employed in 46 human participants.
  • Oculomotor responses were characterized during various common types of eye movements.
  • Functional network localization (ventral attention network, somatomotor network) was assessed.

Main Results:

  • The cingulate eye field (CEF) was robustly localized to the anterior midcingulate gyrus, showing activity during all oculomotor tasks and belonging to the ventral attention network.
  • The cingulate sulcus visual area (CSv), located in the anterior posterior cingulate gyrus, responded selectively to smooth pursuit and optokinetic nystagmus.
  • CSv was identified as part of the ventral attention network and also as a distinct component of the somatomotor network.

Conclusions:

  • The CEF plays an executive role, contributing to the cognitive control of maintaining and adapting diverse eye movements.
  • CSv may function as an interface, integrating oculomotor, visual motion, and broader sensory information related to self-motion.
  • These findings refine our understanding of the functional neuroanatomy of eye movement control within the human cingulate cortex.