What does the lingual gyrus do?

What does the lingual gyrus do?

The lingual gyrus is a structure in the visual cortex that plays an important role in the identification and recognition of words. Studies have implicated the lingual gyrus as being involved in modulating visual stimuli (especially letters) but not whether or not the stimulus was a word.

What supplies the lingual gyrus?

The lingual gyrus is supplied largely by the calcarine artery, but can also receive blood from the lingual gyrus artery, posterior temporal artery and common temporal artery in a proportion of people (8.3%, 60% and 28.4% respectively in one study) 3.

Where is lingual gyrus located?

the occipital lobe
The lingual gyrus is a tongue-shaped structure that lies on the medial aspect of the occipital lobe along the inferomedial (tentorial) surface 1.

What happens if the fusiform gyrus is damaged?

There are two types of prosopagnosia. Acquired prosopagnosia usually results from injury to the fusiform gyrus, and typically occurs in adults, while congenital prosopagnosia the ability to recognize faces nerve develops.

What separates the cuneus and lingual gyrus?

An important landmark on the medial aspect of the occipital lobe is the calcarine sulcus. This sulcus separates the cuneus, which is superior to it, from the lingual gyrus, which is inferiorly located.

What is the right fusiform gyrus responsible for?

facial recognition
The right fusiform gyrus is responsible for facial recognition, and its activation is reduced in response to happy faces in comparison with HCs. Modulation of activity in the facial processing area has been suggested to contribute to changes in the salience of such emotional stimuli.

What is the difference between sulci and gyri?

Gyri (singular: gyrus) are the folds or bumps in the brain and sulci (singular: sulcus) are the indentations or grooves. Folding of the cerebral cortex creates gyri and sulci which separate brain regions and increase the brain’s surface area and cognitive ability.