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gyrus

gyrus

2 9.9
A raised fold on the brain surface between two grooves
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒaɪrəs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : giro
  • New cells in the dentate gyrus come in and start forming their own connections.
  • dentate gyrus
  • frontal gyrus
  • inferior frontal gyrus

New cells in the dentate gyrus come in and start forming their own connections.

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Examples

  • So what you see here is the superior temporal gyrus here Gray matter white matter.

  • So if your partner has a very busy frontal lobe, that part called the anterior cingular gyrus, you can't go.

  • On on the other side of the brain, the right inferior frontal gyrus was responding to bad news.

  • And this gyrus is the auditory cortex region.

  • This area in the precentral gyrus people have documented where, you know, patients have had strokes there.

  • When listening to melodies, research shows bilateral activation of the BA 22, also known as the superior temporal gyrus.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Thus, it may very well be that an abnormally large inferior frontal gyrus is, in fact, a biomarker for bipolar disorder.

    Blog text (2)
  • That's Heschel's gyrus, and that's probably primary auditory cortex.

  • The fMRI scans of kids with dyslexia learning to read also detected some activity in the left side of the brain (specifically, the left temporo-parietal cortex and left inferior frontal gyrus), but not as much activity as normal-reading children show in that region.

    Academic text (2006)
  • The postcentral gyrus processes sensory information from the body, helping us feel touch and pain.

Synonyms

convolution
vsgyrus
  • Specialized
1 8.6

A fold on the brain surface that increases its outer area

is the specific outward curving ridge that separates adjacent grooves

Compounds

cingulate gyrus
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A long curved fold inside the brain that helps control emotions and behavior

frontal gyrus
  • Specialized
1 8.2

A raised ridge on the surface of the front part of the brain

Broca's gyrus
  • Specialized
8.4

A part of the left front of the brain that helps you speak

central gyrus
  • Specialized
8.4

A raised area on each side of the brain's central groove that controls movement or feeling

gyrus cinguli
  • Specialized
9.9

A curved fold of brain tissue on the inner side of the brain that helps control emotions and memory

occipital gyrus
  • Specialized
9.9

A raised fold at the back of the brain that helps process what you see

parietal gyrus
  • Specialized
9.9

A raised fold on the parietal lobe of the brain that helps sense touch and space

postcentral gyrus
  • Specialized
9.5

A ridge in the brain just behind the central groove that receives touch information from the body

precentral gyrus
  • Specialized
8.4

A fold at the front of the brain that controls movements you make on purpose

temporal gyrus
  • Specialized
9.6

A fold on the outer surface of the side of the brain that helps process sound and memory

Surface Forms

gyrus singular
gyri plural

Etymology

Gyrus comes from the Greek gyros, which means 'circle' or 'ring'. The ridges on the brain curve like small circles, so these folds were named gyrus, the same root as gyrate and gyroscope.