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gyrus
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gyrus [′jī·rəs]
(anatomy)
One of the convolutions (ridges) on the surface of the cerebrum.


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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.
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).
The normal cingulate gyrus follows a curved horizontal course similar to that of the corpus callosum.
 
 
 
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