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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
This is operationally defined here as the portion of the cingulate gyrus lying ventral to the corpus callosum, from the anterior boundary of the genu to the rostrum.