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    Fusiform gyrus

    The fusiform gyrus is located in the inferior, i.e., inner temporal lobe and plays an important role in object recognition. Facial recognition is believed to take place in the right fusiform gyrus, which is why this structure is also referred to as the fusiform face area.

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    Playing Tennis in a vegetative State

    Adrian Owen and colleagues use brain scans to search for the hidden minds of coma patients.

    12.06.2025

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