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. 2015 Apr 14;200(2):651–665. doi: 10.1534/genetics.114.173443

Table 1. Anatomical descriptions of landmark sulci.

Trait code Trait full name Anatomical description of sulcus
arsp Arcuate rectus spur Possible posterior spur off of junction of arcuate rectus inferior and superior projections.
cs Central sulcus Major fold extending interiorly from midline of brain separating frontal and parietal brain lobes and curling rostrally or branching before reaching the lateral sulcus.
iar Inferior arcuate rectus Inferior branch of the arcuate rectus spanning from junction with arsp and/or sar to inferio-rostral edge of frontal lobe.
ips Intraparietal sulcus On lateral surface of parietal lobe spanning from inferio-frontal portion to intersection with lu just inferior to midline.
lf Lateral fissure Separates frontal and parietal lobes from temporal lobe and spans superior-posteriorly from superior-frontal edge of temporal lobe to approximate intersection with sts.
lu Lunate sulcus Separates parietal and temporal lobes from occipital lobe and spans inferiorly from intersection with ips just inferior to midline.
ps Principal sulcus Runs posterior-laterally from frontal edge of frontal lobe, ending just before intersection with iar.
sar Superior arcuate rectus Frontal portion of arcuate rectus running fronto-laterally from intersection with iar and/or arsp.
sts Superior temporal sulcus Runs superior-posteriorly from inferio-frontal edge of temporal lobe to approximate intersection with lf.
spcd Superior precentral dimple Possible short lateral fold in frontal lobe superior to arcuate rectus.
Larsp_yn Non-metric: presence/absence of left hemisphere arsp.
Rarsp_yn Non-metric: presence/absence of right hemisphere arsp.
Lcs_forked Non-metric: indicates whether the inferior tip of the left cs is forked or unforked.
Rcs_forked Non-metric: indicates whether the inferior tip of the right cs is forked or unforked.
Lspcd_yn Non-metric: presence/absence of left hemisphere spcd.
Rspcd_yn Non-metric: presence/absence of right hemisphere spcd.

Anatomical characterization of the position on the hemisphere, proximal, and terminal ends of the 10 metric and 6 non-metric cortical-folding traits examined on each brain hemisphere. Left and right hemispheres were collected separately on different days. Non-metric traits are in boldface type.