(anatomy) A fold or ridge on the cerebral cortex of the brain.

(anatomy) A structure within the temporal lobe of the human brain, believed to be involved in colour processing and the recognition of faces, bodies, and words.

(anatomy) A horseshoe-shaped section of the cerebral cortex, comprising the cingulate gyrus and the parahippocampal gyrus.

(anatomy) A section of the cerebral cortex, belonging to the fornicate gyrus, which arches over the corpus callosum.

(anatomy) A section of the cerebral cortex that surrounds the hippocampus and which is the lower part of the fornicate gyrus.

(anatomy) A serrated section of the cerebral cortex, belonging to the hippocampus.

(neuroanatomy) 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.

(neuroanatomy) a gyrus in the frontal lobe of the brain, adjacent to the longitudinal fissure

(neuroanatomy) A region of the brain, lying mainly in the anterolateral region of the parietal lobe, involved in transferring visual information to Wernicke's area and in various linguistic, cognitive, and other functions.

plural of gyrus