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| Brain: Lingual gyrus | ||
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| Medial surface of left cerebral hemisphere. (Lingual gyrus visible at left.) | ||
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| Latin | gyrus lingualis | |
| Gray's | subject #189 823 | |
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| BrainInfo/UW | hier-140 | |
| MeSH | [1] | |
The lingual gyrus of the occipital lobe lies between the calcarine sulcus and the posterior part of the collateral sulcus; behind, it reaches the occipital pole; in front, it is continued on to the tentorial surface of the temporal lobe, and joins the hippocampal gyrus. The lingual gyrus is so-named because it resembles the tongue in shape.
This region is believed to play an important role in dreaming and vision, especially in recognizing words, regardless of size, font, etc.
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