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(neuroanatomy) 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.

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Heschl's gyrus

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Heschl's gyrus

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(neuroanatomy) 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.

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側頭葉の側裂（側頭溝）に位置する皮質の一部で、初めて聴覚情報を処理する部位、つまり初期聴覚野として機能する領域を指す。

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Researchers used high-resolution MRI to measure the thickness of Heschl's gyrus in musicians and non-musicians.

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研究者たちは高解像度MRIを用いて、音楽家と非音楽家の側頭葉側溝に位置し入力された聴覚情報を最初に処理する皮質の回旋（第一次聴覚野／ヘッシェル回）の厚さを測定した。

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(neuroanatomy) 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.

The study by Penagos et al. (2004) concluded that only lateral Heschl's gyrus was sensitive to changes in pitch salience, supporting the notion that a pitch center exists in this region of auditory cortex.

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