Supramarginal gyrus
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| Brain: Supramarginal gyrus |
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| Lateral view of a human brain, main gyri labeled. |
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| Lateral surface of left cerebral hemisphere, viewed from the side. (Supramarginal gyrus is labeled at upper right.) |
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The supramarginal gyrus is a portion of the parietal lobe. It is probably involved with language perception and processing, and lesions in it may cause Wernicke's aphasia or transcortical sensory aphasia.[1]
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- ^ Gazzaniga, M.S., Ivry, R.B. and Mangun, G.R., Cognitive Neuroscience, the Biology of the Mind, third edition, 2009, W.W. Norton, publishers. pgs. 395-401
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