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GYRIFICATION [1 record]

Record 1 2024-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Embryology
  • Nervous System
DEF

The process whereby folding patterns of sulci and gyri develop on the surface of the brain.

CONT

A severely reduced or lacking gyrification is found in lissencephaly.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Embryologie
  • Système nerveux
CONT

La gyrification [...] se produit durant la vie fœtale. C'est le développement de la connectivité cérébrale durant cette période qui va déterminer l'apparition des sillons et des gyri.

Spanish

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