Lingual gyrus

Lingual gyrus
Lingual gyrus
	Medial surface of left cerebral hemisphere. (Lingual gyrus visible at left.)
	Medial surface of right cerebral hemisphere. (Lingual gyrus visible at right.)
Details
Part of	Occipital lobe
Artery	Posterior cerebral
Identifiers
Latin	gyrus lingualis
NeuroNames	158
NeuroLex ID	birnlex_740
TA98	A14.1.09.226
TA2	5487
FMA	61904
	Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The lingual gyrus, also known as the medial occipitotemporal gyrus,^[1] is a brain structure that is linked to processing vision, especially related to letters. It is thought to also play a role in analysis of logical conditions (i.e., logical order of events) and encoding visual memories. It is named after its shape, which is somewhat similar to a tongue. Contrary to the name, the region has little to do with speech.

It is believed that a hypermetabolism of the lingual gyrus is associated with visual snow.^[2]

^ Standring S, Gray H, eds. (2015). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (41st ed.). Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone. ISBN 978-0-7020-5230-9. OCLC 1036240424.
^ Gray H, Williams PL (1989). Gray's Anatomy (37th ed.). Edinburgh ; New York: C. Livingstone. ISBN 978-0-443-02588-4.

[1] Standring S, Gray H, eds. (2015). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (41st ed.). Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone. ISBN 978-0-7020-5230-9. OCLC 1036240424.

[2] Gray H, Williams PL (1989). Gray's Anatomy (37th ed.). Edinburgh ; New York: C. Livingstone. ISBN 978-0-443-02588-4.

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