Transverse temporal gyrus
- Transverse temporal gyrus
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Caption = Section of brain showing upper surface of temporal lobe. ("Transverse temporal gyri" visible at center left.)
Caption2 = Human brain view on transverse temporal and insular gyri
IsPartOf = Temporal lobe
Components = Primary auditory cortex
Artery = Middle cerebral
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The transverse temporal gyri (also called Heschl's gyri or Heschl's convolutions) are found in the area of primary auditory cortex in the superior temporal gyrus of the human brain, occupying Brodmann areas 41 and 42. It is the first cortical structure to process incoming auditory information. Anatomically, the transverse temporal gyri are distinct in that they run mediolaterally (towards the center of the brain) rather than dorsiventrally (front to back) as all other temporal lobe gyri run.
The "Heschl's gyri" are named after Richard L. Heschl.
References
* [http://medinfo.ufl.edu/year2/neuro/review/cc.html The peri-sylvian aphasias]
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