gyrus
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Origin of gyrus
1835–45; < Latin gȳrus; 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.
From Science Daily • Dec. 3, 2024
MRI scans revealed that most of the brain activity was concentrated in the angular gyrus, a portion of the parietal lobe of the brain.
From Salon • Jun. 5, 2024
Firstly, the researchers used a technique called optogenetics, where they added light-sensitive proteins to newly-formed neurons in the dentate gyrus, allowing the neurons to be activated by light.
From Science Daily • May 20, 2024
Additionally, they found that 1.8% of the parahippocampal gyrus and 0.8% of the cerebellum had shrunk compared to patients who were not COVID-19 positive.
From Salon • Dec. 27, 2023
The Parietal Lobe is also complex; its most anterior gyrus, named ascending parietal or post-central, ascends parallel to and immediately behind the fissure of Rolando.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
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