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Heschl's gyrus

Heschl's gyrus noun: a convolution of the cortex found in the lateral sulcus on the temporal lobe, and which is the first cortical structure to process incoming auditory information.

Noun

Heschl's gyrus (plural Heschl's gyri)

  1. A convolution of the cortex found in the lateral sulcus on the temporal lobe, and which is the first cortical structure to process incoming auditory information.
    • The study by Penagos et al. (2004) concluded that only lateral Heschl's gyrus was sensitive to changes in pitch salience, supporting the notion that a pitch center exists in this region of auditory cortex.2010, David R. Moore, Paul Albert Fuchs, Adrian Rees, The Oxford Handbook of Auditory Science: The Auditory Brain, →ISBN
    • In a study conducted with Spanish-Catalan bilinguals […] it was observed that the volume of the left Heschl's gyrus was greater than in monolingual speakers, both for grey and white matter.2019, Albert Costa, translated by John W. Schwieter, The Bilingual Brain, Penguin, published 2021, page 93
    Synonyms:
    transverse temporal gyrus, Heschl's convolution

Synonyms of Heschl's gyrus

  • transverse temporal gyrus
  • Heschl's convolution

Forms of Heschl's gyrus

pluralHeschl's gyri

Origin of Heschl's gyrus

Named after Austrian anatomist Richard L. Heschl (1824–1881).

Questions about Heschl's gyrus

What does Heschl's gyrus mean?
Heschl's gyrus means a convolution of the cortex found in the lateral sulcus on the temporal lobe, and which is the first cortical structure to process incoming auditory information.
What part of speech is Heschl's gyrus?
Heschl's gyrus is a noun.
What is the plural of Heschl's gyrus?
The plural of Heschl's gyrus is Heschl's gyri.

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