| Brodmann area 37 | |
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| Latin | area occipitotemporalis |
| NeuroLexID | birnlex_1770 |
| FMA | 68634 |
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Brodmann area 37, or BA37, is part of the temporal cortex in the human brain. It contains the fusiform gyrus which in turn contains the fusiform face area, an area important for the recognition of faces.
This area is also known as occipitotemporal area 37 (H). It is a subdivision of the cytoarchitecturally defined temporal regionofcerebral cortex. It is located primarily in the caudal portions of the fusiform gyrus and inferior temporal gyrus on the mediobasal and lateral surfaces at the caudal extreme of the temporal lobe. Cytoarchitecturally, it is bounded caudally by the peristriate Brodmann area 19, rostrally by the inferior temporal area 20 and middle temporal area 21, and dorsally on the lateral aspect of the hemisphere by the angular area 39 (H) (Brodmann-1909).[1]
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Anatomy of the cerebral cortex of the human brain
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| Frontal lobe |
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| Parietal lobe |
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| Occipital lobe |
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| Temporal lobe |
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| Interlobar sulci/fissures |
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| Limbic lobe |
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| Insular cortex |
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Some categorizations are approximations, and some Brodmann areas span gyri. | |||||||||||||||
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