gyrus

Noun

Meaning

A convoluted ridge between grooves; a convolution; as, the gyri of the brain; the gyri of brain coral. See Brain.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

convolution cerebellum gyre volute mantle lobe swirl cerebrum fissure dentate vortex gyration flexuous convolute convolve
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Hypernyms

structure anatomical structure bodily structure body structure complex body part

Hyponyms

frontal gyrus central gyrus occipital gyrus parietal gyrus temporal gyrus

Phrases with the word

Heschl's gyrus temporal gyrus callosal gyrus gyrus dentatus inferior temporal gyrus superior temporal gyrus

Derivatives

gyri

Anagrams

surgy

Examples

A large amount of white matter is found in the right hemisphere of the brain, including the region of the superior temporal gyrus. Source: Internet

In balancing some given force (holding or pulling up a weight, e.g.) the postcentral gyrus establishes a control loop to achieve this equilibrium by adjusting the muscular tension according to the sensed position of the actuator. Source: Internet

In a sub-sample of cases from a larger pool of 433 subjects, MRI scans showed the right anterior cingulate gyrus and the left frontal gyrus were significantly correlated with poverty. Source: Internet

Subjects with bipolar I disorder had smaller volumes in the left inferior parietal lobule, right superior temporal gyrus, right middle frontal gyrus, and left caudate. Source: Internet

In addition, it has weaker connections to V5 and dorsal prelunate gyrus (DP). Source: Internet

Modern neuropsychology could be said to originate in the 1870s, when in France Paul Broca traced production of speech to the left frontal gyrus, thereby also demonstrating hemispheric lateralization of brain function. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

gyroviscous gyroxin gyrscopic compass gyrus cinguli gyrus dentatus gyrus fornicatus