part of part of contributes to morphology of Homo sapiens gyrus auditory cortex temporal lobe transverse gyrus of Heschl http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/Gray730.png Wikipedia:Transverse_temporal_gyrus transverse temporal cortex Heshl's gyrus gyri temporales transversi BIRNLEX:1389 transverse temporal gyri neuronames:1520 UBERON:0022860 transverse temporal gyrus FMA:273671 UBERON:0003939 SCTID:314159008 The area of the temporal lobe concerned with hearing[MP]. The transverse temporal gyri (also called Heschl's gyri or Heschl's convolutions) are found in the area of primary auditory cortex in the superior temporal gyrus of the human brain, occupying Brodmann areas 41 and 42. It is the first cortical structure to process incoming auditory information. Anatomically, the transverse temporal gyri are distinct in that they run mediolaterally (towards the center of the brain) rather than dorsiventrally (front to back) as all other temporal lobe gyri run. The Heschl's gyri are named after Richard L. Heschl.