Fusiform gyrus
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| Brain: Fusiform gyrus | ||
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| Medial surface of left cerebral hemisphere. (Fusiform gyrus visible near bottom) | ||
| Latin | gyrus fusiformis | |
| Gray's | subject #189 824 | |
| NeuroNames | hier-121 | |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | g_13/12405287 | |
The fusiform gyrus is part of the temporal lobe. It is also known as the (discontinuous) occipitotemporal gyrus.[citation needed] Other sources have the fusiform gyrus above the occipitotemporal gyrus and underneath the parahippocampal gyrus.[1]
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[edit] Function
There is still some dispute over the functionalities of this area, but there's relative consensus on these five:
- processing of color information
- face and body recognition (see Fusiform face area)
- word recognition
- number recognition
- abstraction
Some researchers believe that the fusiform gyrus may be related to the disorder known as prosopagnosia, or face blindness.
[edit] Function in Synaesthetes
Recent research has seen activation of the fusiform gyrus during subjective grapheme-color perception in people with Synaesthesia.[2]
[edit] The Fusiform Gyrus in Popular Culture
Police inspector Beate Lønn in the Harry Hole detective series by Jo Nesbø is supposed to have a well developed fusiform gyrus, explaining why she has an outstanding ability to recognize the villains from surveillance cameras and police photos.
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[edit] External links
- Atlas of anatomy at UMich n1a2p13 - "Cerebral Hemisphere, Inferior View"
- Location at mattababy.org
- [1] at ted.com
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