Middle temporal gyrus

Middle temporal gyrus
Brain: Middle temporal gyrus
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The location in the brain of the middle temporal gyrus
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Lateral surface of left cerebral hemisphere, viewed from the side. (Middle temporal gyrus visible near bottom.)
Latin Gyrus temporalis medius
Gray's subject #189 824
Part of Temporal lobe
Artery Middle cerebra and
Posterior cerebral
NeuroNames hier-119
NeuroLex ID birnlex_1653

Middle temporal gyrus is a gyrus in the brain on the Temporal lobe. It is located between the superior temporal gyrus and inferior temporal gyrus. Its exact function is unknown, but it has been connected with processes as different as contemplating distance, recognition of known faces, and accessing word meaning while reading.

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  • Drawing to illustrate the relations of the brain to the skull.

  • Lateral view of a human brain, main gyri labeled.

v · d · eHuman brain: forebrain (cerebrum · cerebral cortex · cerebral hemispheres, grey matter) (TA A14.1.09.002–240, 301–320, GA 9.818–826)
Frontal lobe
Superolateral
Precentral
Precentral gyrus · Precentral sulcus
Medial/inferior
Precentral
Paracentral lobule (4) · Paracentral sulcus
Both
Parietal lobe
Superolateral
Medial/inferior
Both
Postcentral gyrus/primary somatosensory cortex (1 · 2 · 3) · Secondary somatosensory cortex (5) · Posterior parietal cortex (7)
Occipital lobe
Superolateral
Occipital pole of cerebrum · Lateral occipital gyrus (18, 19) · Lunate sulcus · Transverse occipital sulcus
Medial/inferior
Temporal lobe
Superolateral

Transverse temporal gyrus/Primary auditory cortex (41, 42) · Superior temporal gyrus (38, 22/Wernicke's area) · Middle temporal gyrus (21) · Inferior temporal gyrus (20)

Superior temporal sulcus · Inferior temporal sulcus
Medial/inferior

Fusiform gyrus (37) Medial temporal lobe (27 · 28 · 34 · 35 · 36)

Inferior temporal sulcus
Interlobar
sulci/fissures
Superolateral
Medial/inferior
Limbic lobe
anterior (Entorhinal cortex, Perirhinal cortex) · Posterior parahippocampal gyrus · Prepyriform area

Subgenual area (25) · Anterior cingulate (24, 32, 33) · Posterior cingulate (23, 31)

Isthmus of cingulate gyrus: Retrosplenial cortex (26, 29, 30)
Hippocampal formation
Hippocampal sulcus · Fimbria of hippocampus · Dentate gyrus · Rhinal sulcus
Other
Insular lobe
Long gyrus of insula · Short gyri of insula · Circular sulcus of insula
General
Some categorizations are approximations, and some Brodmann areas span gyri.

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