motor preparation and execution on high-conflict trials, reveal its top-down regulative and executive role in goal-oriented actions under conflict [22], [48], [49]. Widespread anatomical connections of the ACC with lateral prefrontal cortex, motor and limbic areas, make the ACC suitable for its multifaceted role in self-regulation [50], [51]. These results support the Conflict Monitoring account of ACC function [23], [24], confirming its role in cognitive control processes including conflict detection and response selection.
