Brodmann area 39
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'''Brodmann area 39''', or BA39, is part of the [[parietal lobe|parietal]][[cerebral cortex|cortex]] in the [[human brain]]. BA39 encompasses the [[angular gyrus]], lying near to the junction of [[temporal lobe|temporal]], [[occipital lobe|occipital]] and [[parietal lobe]]s.
This area is also known as '''angular area 39 (H)'''. It corresponds to the [[angular gyrus]] surrounding the caudal tip of the [[superior temporal sulcus]]. Dorsally it is bounded approximately by the [[intraparietal sulcus]]. [[cytoarchitecture|Cytoarchitecturally]] it is bounded rostrally by the [[supramarginal area 40]] (H), dorsally and caudally by the [[peristriate area 19]], and ventrally by the [[occipitotemporal area 37]] (H) (Brodmann-1909).
Brodmann area 39 plays a role in semantic [[aphasia]]. It was regarded by [[Alexander Luria]] as a part of the [[temporo-parieto-occipital area]], which includes [[Brodmann area 40]], [[Brodmann area 19]], and [[Brodmann area 37]].
==References==
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==See also==
* [[Brodmann area]]
* [[List of regions in the human brain]]
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