cingulate — Dizionario inglese

Aggettivo

1. Pertaining to a cingulum.

   Uso

   • not-comparable

   Sinonimi

   cingularcingulated

   Esempi

   Altri esempi (1)

   In the study, led by Ryota Kanai of the University College London, people who identified themselves as liberals generally had a larger anterior cingulate cortex — a comma-shaped region near the front of the brain that is involved in decision-making. By contrast, those who identified as conservatives had larger amygdalas — almond-shaped structures that are linked with emotional learning and the processing of fear.

Sostantivo

1. Any mammal of the order Cingulata, an armadillo.