One of the ridged folds or convolutions on the surface of the brain, separated by grooves called sulci.
From Latin 'gyrus', directly from Greek 'gyros' (circle). Anatomists adopted the term in the Renaissance when detailed brain dissection became possible.
A single gyrus might contain billions of brain cells, and their wrinkled arrangement creates the brain's incredible processing power—evolution's greatest packing trick!
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