Historically, there have been three broad ideas about how gyri and sulci develop. One idea is that some areas of the cortex simply grow more and rise above other areas, creating the gyri.

Historically, there have been three broad ideas about how gyri and sulci develop. One idea is that some areas of the cortex simply grow more and rise above other areas, creating the gyri.

The grooves may actually bring those areas closer together in space, shortening the connections between them and speeding communications. The implication, the researchers say, is that variability in ...

This article was originally published with the title “ Exploring the Folds of the Brain--And Their Links to Autism ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 300 No. 2 (February 2009) doi:10.1038 ...

Cause for excessive folding of gyri in human cerebral cortex. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2023 / 01 / 230118133945.htm ...

The supramarginal gyrus on the right side of the brain in humans is involved in the processing of vestibular information for head and body orientation in space. 10 Electrical stimulation of the ...

Historically, there have been three broad ideas about how gyri and sulci develop. One idea is that some areas of the cortex simply grow more and rise above other areas, creating the gyri.

The reason our brains have that wrinkly, walnut shape may be that the rapid growth of the brain's outer brain — the gray matter — is constrained by the white matter, a new study shows.