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gyrus

[ jahy-ruhs ]

noun

Anatomy.
plural gyri
  1. a convolution, especially of the brain.


gyrus

/ ˈ»åÏô²¹Éª°ùÉ™²õ /

noun

  1. another name for convolution
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

gyrus

/ Âáī′°ùÉ™²õ /

, Plural gyri

  1. A rounded ridge, as on the surfaces of the cerebral hemispheres.
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ³Ü²ú·²µ²â۳ܲõ noun plural subgyri
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gyrus1

1835–45; < Latin ²µ²âÌ„°ù³Ü²õ; gyre
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gyrus1

C19: from Latin; see gyre
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The electrical signals, lasting on average 120 milliseconds, were then found to move down and across the folds of the precentral gyrus to a neighboring auditory cortical subregion, called the superior temporal gyrus.

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MRI scans revealed that most of the brain activity was concentrated in the angular gyrus, a portion of the parietal lobe of the brain.

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The analysis points to involvement of areas within the frontolimbic brain regions, such as the inferior and middle frontal gyri, in these relationships.

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The hippocampus, a brain region important for forming memories linked to specific places and contexts, produces new neurons daily in an area called the dentate gyrus.

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Importantly, high flow was also associated with decreased activity in the brain's superior frontal gyri, an executive control region.

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