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anterior cingulate cortex

The anterior cingulate cortex is a versatile region of the brain’s frontal lobe involved in error detection, conflict monitoring, and emotional regulation. In the context of memory, it acts as a monitoring system that identifies the mismatch between a person’s internal feeling of knowing and their inability to produce the correct word. Its activation during a tip-of-the-tongue state reflects the brain’s effort to resolve the conflict and continue searching.

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