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  2. Sulcus (neuroanatomy) - Wikipedia

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    In neuroanatomy, a sulcus (Latin: "furrow"; pl.: sulci) is a shallow depression or groove in the cerebral cortex.One or more sulci surround a gyrus (pl. gyri), a ridge on the surface of the cortex, creating the characteristic folded appearance of the brain in humans and most other mammals.

  3. Gyrus - Wikipedia

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    In neuroanatomy, a gyrus (pl.: gyri) is a ridge on the cerebral cortex. It is generally surrounded by one or more sulci (depressions or furrows; sg.: sulcus). [1]

  4. Central sulcus - Wikipedia

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    Differences between genders regarding the average width of the central sulcus as one ages has also been shown. [10] The average width of the central sulcus in males tends to increase more rapidly over time than that of females. [10] The surface area of the central sulcus has proven to have an effect on the handedness of an individual. [11]

  5. Sulcus (morphology) - Wikipedia

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    In biological morphology and anatomy, a sulcus (pl.: sulci) is a furrow or fissure (Latin fissura, pl.: fissurae). It may be a groove, natural division, deep furrow, elongated cleft, or tear in the surface of a limb or an organ, most notably on the surface of the brain , but also in the lungs , certain muscles (including the heart ), as well as ...

  6. Gyrification - Wikipedia

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    Specifically, different patterns appear in the superior frontal sulcus, Sylvian fissure, inferior frontal gyrus, superior temporal gyrus, and olfactory sulci. [45] These areas relate to working memory, emotional processing, language, and eye gaze, [ 46 ] and their difference in location and level of gyrification when compared to a non-autistic ...

  7. Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy - Wikipedia

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    A gyrus is an outward folding of the brain, for example the precentral gyrus. A sulcus is an inward fold, or valley in the brain's surface - for example the central sulcus. Additional terms used to describe these may include: Annectent gyrus, for a small gyrus hidden in the depth of a sulcus; sulcal fundus, for the bottom of a sulcus, an inward ...

  8. Parieto-occipital sulcus - Wikipedia

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    The lateral part of the parieto-occipital sulcus (Fig. 726) is situated about 5 cm in front of the occipital pole of the hemisphere, and measures about 1.25 cm. in length. The medial part of the parieto-occipital sulcus (Fig. 727) runs downward and forward as a deep cleft on the medial surface of the hemisphere, and joins the calcarine fissure ...

  9. Precentral sulcus - Wikipedia

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    The precentral sulcus is a part of the human brain that lies parallel to, and in front of, the central sulcus. [1] [2] A sulcus is one of the prominent grooves on the surface of the human brain. The precentral sulcus divides the inferior, middle and superior frontal gyri from the precentral gyrus.