cingulum
noun
cin·gu·lum
ˈsiŋ-gyə-ləm 
plural cingula
ˈsiŋ-gyə-lə
: an anatomical band or encircling ridge
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An artist’s illustration shows how an electrode tapped into the cingulum.
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Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 22 Feb. 2019
But not all of them - others, such as the cingulum, take longer to mature.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 2 Aug. 2011
An artist's illustration shows how an electrode tapped into the cingulum.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 22 Feb. 2019
Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 22 Feb. 2019
But not all of them - others, such as the cingulum, take longer to mature.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 2 Aug. 2011
An artist's illustration shows how an electrode tapped into the cingulum.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 22 Feb. 2019
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cingulum
noun
cin·gu·lum
ˈsiŋ-gyə-ləm
plural cingula
-lə
1
: a ridge about the base of the crown of a tooth
2
: a tract of association fibers lying within the cingulate gyrus and connecting the callosal and hippocampal convolutions of the brain
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