Angular gyrus | |
---|---|
![]() | |
![]() Drawing of a cast to illustrate the relations of the brain to the skull. (Angular gyrus labeled at upper left, in yellow section.) | |
Details | |
Identifiers | |
Latin | gyrus angularis |
NeuroNames | 109 |
NeuroLex ID | birnlex_1376 |
TA98 | A14.1.09.124 |
TA2 | 5472 |
FMA | 61898 |
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy |
The angular gyrus is a region of the brain lying mainly in the posteroinferior region of the parietal lobe, occupying the posterior part of the inferior parietal lobule.[1] It represents the Brodmann area 39.[1]
Its significance is in transferring visual information to Wernicke's area, in order to make meaning out of visually perceived words.[2] It is also involved in a number of processes related to language, number processing and spatial cognition, memory retrieval, attention, and theory of mind.
© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search