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Definition of Gyrus

Gyrus
Gyrus Gy"rus, n.; pl. Gyri. [L. See Gyre, n.] A convoluted ridge between grooves; a convolution; as, the gyri of the brain; the gyri of brain coral. See Brain.

Meaning of Gyrus from wikipedia

- gyrus Lingual gyrus lat. gyrus lingualis Precentral gyrus, lat. gyrus praecentralis Postcentral gyrus, lat. gyrus postcentralis Supramarginal gyrus,...
- fusiform gyrus, also known as the lateral occipitotemporal gyrus, is part of the temporal lobe and occipital lobe in Brodmann area 37. The fusiform gyrus is...
- The inferior frontal gyrus (IFG), (gyrus frontalis inferior), is the lowest positioned gyrus of the frontal gyri, of the frontal lobe, and is part of...
- In neuroanatomy, the postcentral gyrus is a prominent gyrus in the lateral parietal lobe of the human brain. It is the location of the primary somatosensory...
- The parahippocampal gyrus (or hippocampal gyrus) is a grey matter cortical region of the brain that surrounds the hippocampus and is part of the limbic...
- rostral anterior cingulate gyrus (perigenual cingulate gyrus), Takahashi et al. (2003) found that the rostral anterior cingulate gyrus is larger in control...
- significant neurogenesis exists in the adult human dentate gyrus has been a matter of debate. The dentate gyrus, like the hippocampus, consists of three distinct...
- The lingual gyrus, also known as the medial occipitotemporal gyrus, is a brain structure that is linked to processing vision, especially related to letters...
- in language.[citation needed] The supramarginal gyrus is located just anterior to the angular gyrus allowing these two structures (which compose the...
- Supramarginal gyrus. Superiorly by the Intraparietal sulcus. Posteriorly by the Parieto-occipital sulcus. Inferiorly the angular gyrus of the parietal...