posterior cingulate cortex of Vogt (PCC)
The term posterior cingulate cortex of Vogt refers to one of four parts of the cingulate cortex in the human and the macaque ( Vogt-2012 ). Located on the medial surface of the hemisphere, it is defined on the basis of multiple criteria, including internal structure, connectivity, and function. The other components of the cingulate cortex are the anterior cingulate cortex, the midcingulate cortex, and the retrosplenial cortex.
In the human the posterior cingulate cortex is located in the posterior cingulate gyrus and rostral portion of the precuneus with narrow extension into the parietal lobe in the upper bank of the cingulate sulcus. Its location in the macaque is similar, except that extension into the parietal lobe is lacking. It has two components, the larger, more rostral and dorsal posterior cingulate cortex and the considerably smaller, more caudal and ventral posterior cingulate cortex.
The equivalent in the rat and mouse may be in the cingulate/retrosplenial cortex of the rodent ( Swanson-2004 ).
Also known as: posterior cingulate cortex, posterior cingulate cortex of Vogt
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