“…The dACC participates in motivation ('wanting') through mobilization of resources, and initiation of goal-directed behaviors, through its projections to the motor area, and the periaquaductal gray matter, the latter also known for generating sexual behaviors (Assadi et al, 2009;Lonstein and Stern, 1998). dACC is associated with autonomic modulation of heart rate and pupil dilation (Critchley et al, 2003(Critchley et al, , 2005. Furthermore, dACC abnormalities have been found in obsessive-compulsive disorders, schizophrenia, and addiction (Yucel et al, 2007a, b, c).…”