English Explanatory Dictionary

Heschl's gyrus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

Heschl's gyrus Heschl's gyri

Etymology

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

Synonyms

transverse temporal gyrus Heschl's convolution
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