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Lingual gyrus

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An area in the occipital lobe, the visual processing center in the brain.

The lingual gyrus extends to the temporal lobe of the brain.

A stroke damaging the lingual gyrus reportedly can cause a loss of dreaming, suggesting that the lingual gyrus plays a key role in generating or recalling dreams.

The lingual gyrus is so-named because it resembles the tongue in shape

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