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Gyri Flashcards

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Angular gurus

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LocationParietal lobe

FunctionsLanguage, mathematics and cognition

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Cingulate gyrus

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LocationAdjacent to the corpus callosum

FunctionsEmotion, learning, and memory

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Fusiform gyrus

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LocationTemporal lobe

FunctionsFace and body recognition, word and number recognition (visual)

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Precentral gyrus

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LocationFrontal lobe

FunctionsVoluntary movement control

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Post central gyrus

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LocationParietal lobe

FunctionsTouch

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Lingual gyrus

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LocationOccipital

FunctionsDreaming, word recognition (visual)

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Superior frontal gyrus

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LocationFrontal lobe

FunctionsLaughter and self awareness

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Superior temporal gyrus

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LocationTemporal lobe

FunctionsLaunguage (Wernicke’s area), and sensation of sound

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Parahippocampal gyrus

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LocationSurrounds the hippocampus

FunctionsMemory (also asymmetry has been observed in schizophrenia)

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Dentate gyrus

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LocationHippocampus
FunctionsFormation of episodic memory
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