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The cingulate gyrus (aka callosal gyrus) is located on the medial surface of the cerebral cortex. It is a long, curved area that arches between the corpus callosum inferiorly and the cingulate sulcus superiorly. It makes up the superior portion of the limbic lobe.
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Cingulate Gyrus
The cingulate gyrus is an anatomically continuous gyrus on the medial aspect of each hemisphere, adjacent to the corpus callosum and extending from the frontal lobe into the parietal lobe.
