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cingulate gyrus

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Noun1.cingulate gyrus - a long curved structure on the medial surface of the cerebral hemispheres; the cortical part of the limbic system
gyrus cinguli
neural structure - a structure that is part of the nervous system
limbic brain, limbic system, visceral brain - a system of functionally related neural structures in the brain that are involved in emotional behavior
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Those who were obese had even more extensive loss in the frontal and temporal lobes, which are critical for planning and memory; in the anterior cingulate gyrus, which affects attention; the hippocampus, which controls long-term memory and the basal ganglia.
UCLA study: Obesity can be a drain on the brain by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
In looking at both grey matter and white matter of the brain, they found that the people defined as obese had lost brain tissue in the frontal and temporal lobes, areas of the brain critical for planning and memory, and in the anterior cingulate gyrus (attention and executive functions), hippocampus (long term memory) and basal ganglia (movement).
Obese people 'at greater Alzheimer's risk' by Asian News International
The normal cingulate gyrus follows a curved horizontal course similar to that of the corpus callosum.
Spinal segmental dysgenesis by Andronikou, S. / South African Journal of Radiology
 
 
 
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