Posterior cingulate cortex

Minoshima, S., Giordani, B., Berent, S. et al. Metabolic reduction in the posterior cingulate cortex in very early Alzheimer s disease. Ann. Neurol. 42 85-94,1997. 

FTND Fagerstrom test for nicotine dependence, M mean NR not reported NA not applicable ACC anterior cingulate cortex PCC posterior cingulate cortex OFC orbitofrontal cortex SFG superior frontal gyrus DLPFC dorsal lateral prefrontal cortex DRD4L dopamine receptor 4 variable number tandem repeat Data shown for FTND and pack-years are means for the smokers Pack-years = packs of cigarettes smoked per day x number of years smoked... 

Figure 5. Positron emission tomography shows the brain areas activated and deactivated during REM sleep when compared to waking. In the forebrain, more activated areas are principally limbic structures, while the posterior cingulate cortex, part of the prefrontal and parietal cortex, are deactivated. Modified from Hobson et al. (1998). Reprinted from NeuroReport with permission.

S. Minoshima, N.L. Foster, D.E. Kuhl, Posterior cingulate cortex in Alzheimer s disease. Lancet 344 (1994) 895. 

Newell et al. (2007) Ml, M2, M4 Posterior cingulate cortex Significant decrease of Mi and M4 receptors... 

Newell KA, Zavitsanou K, Jew SK, Huang XF. 2007. Alterations of muscarinic and GABA receptor binding in the posterior cingulate cortex in schizophrenia. Prog Neurop-sychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 31 225-233. 

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