Etymology

Heschl's gyrus

Today it means: 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. Full definition →

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

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