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supramarginal gyrus
Updated on 04/19/2018
a ridge on the inferior parietal lobe that is near
Wernicke’s area
and is reportedly involved in the articulation and phonological processing of words. Lesions on this gyrus have been associated with some forms of aphasia.
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