hypogyrification

English

Etymology

hypo- +‎ gyrification

Noun

hypogyrification (uncountable)

  1. Less than normal gyrification
    • 2016 February 13, “Cortical Gyrification Patterns Associated with Trait Anxiety”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:
      Nixon and colleagues [33 ] found that individuals with depression displayed hypogyrification in the precuneus, as well as increased task-based functional connectivity between the precuneus and anterior nodes of the DMN. Since the DMN is thought to subserve self-focused thought, excessive connectivity may reflect pathological self-focus such as worry [13 ,14 ].
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