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Investigating the Function of Deep Cortical and Subcortical Structures Using Stereotactic Electroencephalography: Lessons from the Anterior Cingulate Cortex
Published on: April 15, 2015
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Distinciones funcionales entre subregiones de la corteza orbitofrontal y la corteza cingulada anterior en la toma de
Georgios K Papageorgiou1,2, Ken-Ichi Amemori3, Daniel J Gibson4,5
1McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA. georgios.k.papageorgiou@gmail.com.
Nature communications
|February 14, 2026
Resumen
Este estudio revela que la corteza orbitofrontal (OFC) desempeña un papel clave en las decisiones de costo-beneficio, influyendo en el desarrollo de trastornos del estado de ánimo. La estimulación eléctrica de la OFC aumentó el comportamiento de evitación en macacos.
Sus antecedentes:
- Los trastornos del estado de ánimo implican interrupciones complejas de las redes cerebrales, particularmente en la corteza orbitofrontal (OFC) y la corteza cingulada anterior pregenual (pACC).; Las funciones precisas de estas regiones, especialmente la OFC caudal, siguen sin estar claras.; Comprender estos circuitos neuronales es crucial para dilucidar la etiología de los trastornos del estado de ánimo.
Conclusiones:
- La cOFC participa causalmente en la toma de decisiones de costo-beneficio, y su actividad precede a la de la pACC.; Las respuestas coordinadas cerebro-cuerpo durante la toma de decisiones son esenciales para procesar estímulos emocionalmente significativos.; La disfunción dentro de esta red cOFC-pACC puede contribuir al desarrollo de trastornos del estado de ánimo.
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