Where is the cingulate gyrus?
The cingulate gyrus is a very important part of the brain. Where is it? Here is a picture of Lukas showing Emily the cingulate gyrus. He is explaining to her that if you cut the brain in exactly two pieces, the c-shaped structure in the middle is the cingulate gyrus. Here is a picture of the middle surface of one half of the brain, which is also called a hemisphere. The dots outline the cingulate gyrus and it is labeled CG. This is the region that Lukas is showing to Emily. The x s mark the corpus callosum that is labeled cc. The corpus callosum is made of connections between the two hemispheres. When we are happy or sad different parts of our brain are active. Below are two pictures of the middle part of the brain in a person that was either happy or sad. Your feelings are located in the middle of your brain. Here is the outside part of the brain with all of its bumps. Each bump is called a gyrus. Download this brain and connect the dots to show the outside part of the brain. Touch th
