Gyrus Temporal Superior

The superior temporal gyrus (lat. gyrus temporalis superior) is a gyrus on the surface of the temporal lobe of the cerebral hemispheres.

Located on the lateral surface of the temporal lobe above Heschl's gyrus. It is separated from Heschl's gyrus by the longitudinal gyrus of the superior temporal gyrus. Posterior to the notch of the Sylvian fissure, it passes into the middle temporal gyrus.

The superior temporal gyrus contains the primary projection zones of the auditory and visual systems. It also contains Wernicke's speech centers.

superior temporal gyrus (g. temporalis superiorder / superiordrch lat. “upper temple”). In an adult, the gyrus is represented by the temporoparietal sulcus. It is believed that information is transmitted along these gyri mainly in the right temporal lobe; and sometimes the right temporal lobe is noticeably predominant over the left.