superior temporal gyrus

superior temporal gyrus (STG)

The term superior temporal gyrus refers to one of six convolutions of the temporal lobe identified by dissection in the human ( Carpenter-1983 )...four in the macaque ( Martin-2000 ). Located on the lateral aspect of the cerebral hemisphere, it is the most dorsal of the temporal gyri. It is separated from the frontal lobe by the lateral fissure. Two short oblique convolutions appear on its upper surface (which forms the lower bank of the lateral fissure): the anterior transverse temporal gyrus and the posterior transverse temporal gyrus. Its boundary with the inferior parietal lobule is marked by the terminal descending limb of the lateral fissure with an ill-defined extension to the superior temporal sulcus. The latter marks its lower boundary with the middle temporal gyrus. It extends rostrally to the temporal pole where its border with the inferior temporal gyrus is unmarked by anatomical feature. Deep in the lateral fissure it is separated from the insula by the inferior limiting sulcus. The superior temporal gyrus of the macaque is similar, except that no transverse temporal gyrus appears on its dorsal surface; the lateral fissure separates it from the supramarginal gyrus of the inferior parietal lobule as well as from the frontal lobe; and it wraps around the temporal pole a short distance to the rhinal sulcus, which separates it from the limbic lobe ( Martin-2000 ). Equivalent structures are not found in the smooth cerebral cortex of the rat or mouse ( NeuroNames ).

Also known as: superior temporal gyrus, Gyrus temporalis superior

NeuroNames ID: 136

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Name:

STG

Language:

acronym

Organism:

human

Source:

Mai-1997

Citation:

San Diego: Academic Press, 1997

Source Title:

Atlas of the Human Brain

Name:

верхняя височная извилина

Language:

Russian

Organism:

human

Source:

Savel'ev-1996

Citation:

AREA XVII, Moscow, 1996.

Source Title:

Stereoskopicheskii Atlas Mozga Cheloveka

Name:

girus superior

Language:

Indonesian

Organism:

human

Source:

Noback-1982

Citation:

Jakarta: Penerbit Buku Kedokteran EGC, 1982

Source Title:

Anatomi Susunan Saraf Manusia, Prinsip-Prinsip Dasar Neurobiologi

Name:

circunvolución temporal superior

Language:

Spanish

Organism:

human

Source:

Carpenter-1994

Citation:

edicion 4, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore; traducción de Editorial Medica Panamericana, Buenos Aires, efectuada por el Dr. Alejandro Kaufman

Source Title:

Neuroanatomía Fundamentos

Name:

superior temporal gyrus

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Carpenter-1983

Citation:

Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins Co., 1983

Source Title:

Human Neuroanatomy

Name:

superior temporal gyrus

Language:

English

Organism:

Macaca mulatta

Source:

Krieg-1975

Citation:

Brain Books, Evanston, Illinois, 1975

Source Title:

Interpretive Atlas Of The Monkey's Brain

Name:

Gyrus temporalis superior

Language:

Latin

Organism:

human

Source:

Nomina-1983

Citation:

Fifth Edition, Williams and Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1983

Source Title:

Nomina Anatomica

Name:

Gyrus temporalis superior

Language:

Latin

Organism:

Macaca nemestrina

Source:

Winters-1969

Citation:

University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles, Ca., 1969.

Source Title:

A Stereotaxic Brain Atlas For Macaca nemestrina

Name:

giro temporale superiore

Language:

Italian

Organism:

human

Source:

Carpenter-1995

Citation:

EdiSes, s.r.l.- Napoli, 1995

Source Title:

Fondamenti di Neuroanatomia

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Language:

acronym

Organism:

human

Source:

Mai-1997

Citation:

San Diego: Academic Press, 1997

Source Title:

Atlas of the Human Brain

Name:

premiére circonvolution temporale

Language:

French

Organism:

Papio

Source:

Riche-1968

Citation:

Editions du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, 1968

Source Title:

Atlas Stéréotaxique du Cerveau de Babouin (Papio papio)

Name:

gyrus temporal supérieur

Language:

French

Organism:

human

Source:

Duvernoy-1992

Citation:

Springer-Verlag, Paris, 1992

Source Title:

Le cerveau humain: Surface, coupes seriees tridimensionnelles et IRM

Name:

STG

Language:

acronym

Organism:

Macaca mulatta

Source:

Paxinos-2009a

Citation:

Amsterdam: Elsevier-Academic Press. 2009

Source Title:

The Rhesus Monkey Brain, Second Edition

Illustrations

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surface view of
lateral aspect in
human

labeled line drawings of
sagittal section in
Macaca fascicularis

multiple views of
3D reconstruction in
Macaca mulatta

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all aspects in
macaque

drawing of
lateral aspect in
macaque

Species With The Structure

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Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

Gyrus temporalis superior

Source:

Nomina-1983

Basis:

Topology

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Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

superior temporal gyrus

Source:

Carpenter-1983

Basis:

Topology

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Yes

Organism:

Macaca mulatta (Macaca mulatta)

Their Name:

superior temporal gyrus

Source:

Krieg-1975

Basis:

Topology

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Macaca nemestrina (Macaca nemestrina)

Their Name:

Gyrus temporalis superior

Source:

Winters-1969

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Topology

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Rattus (rat)

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Bowden-1997

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Topology

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Mus (mouse)

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NeuroNames

Models Where It Appears

Structural CNS Model - Macaque

Brain structures of the macaque are illustrated in BrainInfo’s NeuroMaps macaque brain atlas. Structures are grouped by proximity in a hierarchy corresponding to the central nervous system hierarchy of NeuroNames ( Bowden-1995 Martin-2000 ). Structures in the NeuroMaps atlas are based on the segmentation of an MRI of the brain of a 3-year old male rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta). The atlas is most useful for targeting structures for implantating electrodes and chemtrodes. Updated 29 Oct 2025.

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