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occipital gyrus

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Noun1.occipital gyrus - any of the convolutions of the outer surface of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum
gyrus, convolution - a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain
occipital cortex, occipital lobe - that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying in the back of the head


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The response was significantly later in time than the left middle occipital gyrus, which peaked at approximately 115 ms, but not significantly different from the peak response in the left mid fusiform gyrus, which peaked at approximately 140 ms, at a location coincident with the fMRI-defined visual word form area (VWFA).
Whatever their mother tongue, all dyslexics showed less activity in the left middle, inferior, mad superior temporal cortex and in the middle occipital gyrus.
 
 
 
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