gyrus

[ UK /d‍ʒˈa‍ɪɹəs/ ]
NOUN
  1. a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain
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How To Use gyrus In A Sentence

  • It receives inputs from the hippocampus, amygdala, cingulate gyrus, temporal cortex, and orbitofrontal cortex.
  • Such a pattern is reflected in the word's etymology: "girandole" can be traced back, by way of French and Italian, to the Latin word "gyrus," meaning "gyre" or "a circular or spiral motion or form. Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day
  • It also results from lesions interrupting the neural input to this left angular gyrus from the visual or calcarine cortical areas (1, Roger W. Sperry - Nobel Lecture
  • Of all 25 brain regions examined, the one that showed the strongest evidence of playing a role directly in the control of the locomotor activity itself was the dentate gyrus, which is a subregion of the hippocampus.
  • The orbital part of the frontal lobe and the gyrus rectus are seen.
  • (b) The cingulum is a band of white matter contained within the cingulate gyrus. IX. Neurology. 4c. The Fore-brain or Prosencephalon
  • Telling the truth however causes activity in the frontal lobe, temporal lobe and cingulate gyrus.
  • They have observed the growth of neurons in the dentate gyrus, a portion of the hippocampus (which controls learning and short term memory), in mice that were placed in a stimulating environment.
  • The superior frontal gyrus (gyrus frontalis superior; superfrontal gyre) is situated above the superior frontal sulcus and is continued on to the medial surface of the hemisphere. IX. Neurology. 4c. The Fore-brain or Prosencephalon
  • The attentional hypothesis was supported: BOLD response in occipital cortex, particularly in the right hemisphere lingual gyrus, varied significantly as a function of tool position, increasing contralaterally, and decreasing ipsilaterally to the tool. PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
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