plural gyri
ˈjī-ˌrī 
: a convoluted ridge between anatomical grooves
especially
: convolution sense 2
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Morris knew from her training that such distortions could be triggered by a specific area of the brain called the fusiform gyrus, which is responsible for face perception, object recognition and reading.
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Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024
Ancient Seal Findings The coronal gyrus, located inside the cranial cavities, receives signals from whiskers.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 23 Aug. 2023
Pareidolia, our peculiar ability to detect faces in water stains, clouds and even grilled cheese sandwiches, arises from our exquisitely sensitive face-detection neurons, located in a specialized brain region called the fusiform gyrus.
—Susana Martinez-Conde, Scientific American, 1 May 2020
However, the biggest differences seemed to occur in a brain region called the middle temporal gyrus, which is involved in processing semantic memory and language.
—Popular Science, 12 Oct. 2023
The researchers found that kids who were victims of bullying had a thicker cortex in the fusiform gyrus compared to kids who didn’t have any bullying problems.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 5 Sep. 2023
From this process, the researchers found that removing brainwave data collected from an area on both the left and right sides of the brain called the superior temporal gyrus (STG) caused the biggest drop in reconstruction accuracy.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Aug. 2023
The team compared the size and structure of a brain region called the coronal gyrus.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 17 Aug. 2023
The superior temporal gyrus, located in the temporal lobe, seemed to be heavily involved in musical perception, with a particular subregion connected to rhythm.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Aug. 2023
Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024
Ancient Seal Findings The coronal gyrus, located inside the cranial cavities, receives signals from whiskers.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 23 Aug. 2023
Pareidolia, our peculiar ability to detect faces in water stains, clouds and even grilled cheese sandwiches, arises from our exquisitely sensitive face-detection neurons, located in a specialized brain region called the fusiform gyrus.
—Susana Martinez-Conde, Scientific American, 1 May 2020
However, the biggest differences seemed to occur in a brain region called the middle temporal gyrus, which is involved in processing semantic memory and language.
—Popular Science, 12 Oct. 2023
The researchers found that kids who were victims of bullying had a thicker cortex in the fusiform gyrus compared to kids who didn’t have any bullying problems.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 5 Sep. 2023
From this process, the researchers found that removing brainwave data collected from an area on both the left and right sides of the brain called the superior temporal gyrus (STG) caused the biggest drop in reconstruction accuracy.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Aug. 2023
The team compared the size and structure of a brain region called the coronal gyrus.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 17 Aug. 2023
The superior temporal gyrus, located in the temporal lobe, seemed to be heavily involved in musical perception, with a particular subregion connected to rhythm.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Aug. 2023
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gyrus
noun
gy·rus
ˈjī-rəs
plural gyri
-ˌrī
: a convoluted ridge between anatomical grooves
especially
: convolution
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