The anterior mid-singulate cortex and willpower

interesting about this brain area to me. And by the way, I'm only learning

this recently- Mm-hmm. ... because it's new data, but there's a lot

of it. The anterior mid-cingulate cortex is smaller in obese people. Mm-hmm.

It gets bigger when they diet. Mm-hmm. It's larger in athletes. Mm-hmm.

It's especially large, or grows larger, in people that see themselves as challenged

and overcome some challenge. Right. And in people that live a very long

time- Mm-hmm. ... this area re- keeps its size. Mm-hmm.

In many ways, scientists are starting to think of the anterior mid-cingulate cortex not just