gyrification

English

stages in gyrification of a human brain

Etymology

From gyrus +‎ -ification.

Noun

gyrification (plural gyrifications)

1. (anatomy) The formation of gyri (folds) on the surface of the cerebral cortex
   • 2015 July 11, “Development of Cortical Morphology Evaluated with Longitudinal MR Brain Images of Preterm Infants”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Based on these segmentations, cortical descriptors evaluating volume, surface area, thickness, gyrification index, and global mean curvature were computed at both time points, for the whole brain, as well as for the frontal, temporal, parietal, and occipital lobes separately.

Derived terms

• hypogyrification