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inferior temporal gyrus
(redirected from Inferior temporal cortex)

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inferior temporal gyrus [in′fir·ē·ər ¦tem·pə·rəl ′jī·rəs]
(neuroscience)
A convolution on the temporal lobe of the cerebral hemispheres lying below the middle temporal sulcus and extending to the inferior sulcus.


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Histology Paraffin-embedded tissue sections from the hippocampus and entorhinal cortex or the adjacent inferior temporal cortex were examined in all cases; sections from frontal and temporal regions were examined in 10 DS cases and in the 3 young control cases.
The study, which appeared in the February 2nd issue of Neuron, focused on the inferior temporal cortex (IT), where different neurons are known to recognize or "prefer" specific types of objects, such as faces, fruits, or vehicles.
 
 
 
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