Lingual gyrus
Gyrus of the occipital lobe of the brain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The lingual gyrus, also known as the medial occipitotemporal gyrus,[1] is a brain structure that is linked to processing vision, especially related to letters. It is thought to also play a role in analysis of logical conditions (i.e., logical order of events) and encoding visual memories. It is named after its shape, which is somewhat similar to a tongue. Contrary to the name, the region has little to do with speech.
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Lingual gyrus | |
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Part of | Occipital lobe |
Artery | Posterior cerebral |
Identifiers | |
Latin | gyrus lingualis |
NeuroNames | 158 |
NeuroLex ID | birnlex_740 |
TA98 | A14.1.09.226 |
TA2 | 5487 |
FMA | 61904 |
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy |
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It is believed that a hypermetabolism of the lingual gyrus is associated with visual snow.[2]