How to Use gyrus in a Sentence

gyrus

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  • The team compared the size and structure of a brain region called the coronal gyrus.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 17 Aug. 2023
  • This pathway projects from V1 to the fusiform gyrus and from there to other parts of the temporal lobes.
    — V S Ramachandran, Discover Magazine, 19 Aug. 2014
  • The group found that for men, the connection between the left angular gyrus and the rest of the brain was increased, while in women, the connection was decreased.
    — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 23 Nov. 2021
  • Then your noggin’s face- and color-recognition unit, the fusiform gyrus, puts it into context.
    — Marion Renault, Popular Science, 27 Dec. 2020
  • The condition is associated with abnormalities or damage to part of the right side of the brain called the fusiform gyrus.
    — Ebony Williams, ajc, 11 July 2022
  • The structure called the cingulate gyrus, curving through the center of the brain, is hyperactive in murderers.
    — Rob Verger, Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2014
  • The region, called the fusiform gyrus, lines the base of the occipital and temporal lobes and is specialized for facial recognition.
    — Susan Pinker, WSJ, 15 July 2021
  • Neurons for the face were positioned at the very outside edge of the postcentral gyrus—the ridge at the top of the brain where touch information is processed that runs from ear to ear like a set of headphones.
    — Dana G. Smith, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2022
  • With time, these neurofibrillary tangles can spread backwards into the fusiform gyrus.
    — Daniel Gibbs, Scientific American, 21 Apr. 2021
  • And then there’s our friend the anterior cingulate gyrus, aka the worrywart center, which is more developed in the female brain.
    — Katty Kay, Time, 20 Apr. 2018
  • This figure shows readings from neurons in a brain region called the supramarginal gyrus, which is strongly activated during speech.
    — Marla Broadfoot, Discover Magazine, 21 May 2023
  • Newborn dentate gyrus neurons might be expected to have enhanced synaptic plasticity for over a year in primates and even longer in humans.
    — Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 30 Jan. 2019
  • Of most interest to them was the dentate gyrus, a region of the brain located in the hippocampus involved in the formation of new memories, and thought to experience high rates of neuron creation.
    — Leah Froats, Discover Magazine, 7 Mar. 2018
  • It is usually caused by damage to the fusiform gyrus in the posterior temporal lobe and anterior portion of the occipital lobe.
    — Daniel Gibbs, Scientific American, 21 Apr. 2021
  • In rodents, adult neurogenesis takes place in a region called the subgranular zone (SGZ), located in the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus.
    — Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 14 Mar. 2018
  • As expected, the act of improv led to a surge of activity in a variety of neural areas, including the premotor cortex and the inferior frontal gyrus.
    — Jonah Lehrer, WIRED, 6 June 2011
  • 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
  • Researchers gave young male lab rats ethanol on a regular basis to later examine development in their dorsal and hippocampal dentate gyrus.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2022
  • This time a different area, the parahippocampal gyrus (involved in spatial memory and navigation), responded — again as in a normal person.
    — George Johnson, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2017
  • In humans, neuroimaging studies have pinpointed a dedicated network for face selectivity in the brain, including an area known as the fusiform gyrus.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 27 Apr. 2022
  • The researchers found that some portions of the brain’s audio processing center—located in the superior temporal gyrus, just behind and above the ear—respond to the onset of a voice or a synthesizer, while other areas groove to sustained hums.
    — Lucy Tu, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2023
  • That was not entirely surprising, considering the area of his brain that was affected included one of the areas involved in language processing - the left superior temporal gyrus.
    — Eva Amsen, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2021
  • Very soon after activity in the right middle frontal gyrus, located near the forehead, indicated a moment of insight, activity then occurred in the orbitofrontal cortex, above the eye, which is responsible for processing rewards.
    — Galadriel Watson, Washington Post, 4 May 2020
  • The default network consists of a group of interconnected brain regions, including the medial prefrontal cortex, the posterior cingulate cortex, the angular gyrus and the hippocampus.
    — Knvul Sheikh, Scientific American, 22 May 2019
  • Studies reveal that Heschl’s gyrus, a type of ridge on the brain’s surface that contains the primary auditory cortex, plays a significant role in musical aptitude and language aptitude, especially when there are a higher number of gyri.
    — Amanda Florian, Discover Magazine, 4 Dec. 2021
  • They were especially pronounced in areas such as the parahippocampal gyrus, which is important for encoding and retrieving memories, and the orbitofrontal cortex, which is important for executive function.
    — Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2022
  • 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
  • Coan found that holding a mate’s hand significantly reduced the activation of neural systems in the brain associated with emotional and behavioral threat responses—such as the right anterior insula, superior frontal gyrus and hypothalamus.
    — Sue Johnson, Scientific American, 1 July 2017
  • Interestingly, the negative interaction revealed significant differences in the middle temporal gyrus...
    — Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 5 Jan. 2010

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