plural gyri
ˈjī-ˌrī 
: a convoluted ridge between anatomical grooves
especially
: convolution sense 2
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In the nineties, neural imaging revealed that parts of the fusiform gyrus—a brain region near the base of the skull which is associated with vision—are more active when people see faces.
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Shayla Love, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2024
These areas included the inferior frontal gyrus, the supplemental motor area, the supramarginal gyrus and the precuneus, which are all involved in speech processing.
—Emily Makowski, Scientific American, 4 Apr. 2024
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.
—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
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Shayla Love, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2024
These areas included the inferior frontal gyrus, the supplemental motor area, the supramarginal gyrus and the precuneus, which are all involved in speech processing.
—Emily Makowski, Scientific American, 4 Apr. 2024
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.
—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
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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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