temporal lobe
noun
: a large lobe of each cerebral hemisphere that is situated in front of the occipital lobe and contains a sensory area associated with the organ of hearing
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The effect of caffeine on the brain was noted as particularly relevant in the right medial temporal lobe.
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New Atlas, 11 Feb. 2025
The study, published in Science, details the complexity packed into a little slice of an anterior temporal lobe, thought to be involved in memory.
—Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
The frontoparietal control module spans the frontal, parietal and temporal lobes.
—Max Bertolero, Scientific American, 1 July 2019
The electrodes accessed each patient’s medial temporal lobe, the part of the brain that includes the amygdala, entorhinal cortex and hippocampus, which is the hub for emotion and memory.
—Quanta Magazine, 21 Jan. 2025
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New Atlas, 11 Feb. 2025
The study, published in Science, details the complexity packed into a little slice of an anterior temporal lobe, thought to be involved in memory.
—Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
The frontoparietal control module spans the frontal, parietal and temporal lobes.
—Max Bertolero, Scientific American, 1 July 2019
The electrodes accessed each patient’s medial temporal lobe, the part of the brain that includes the amygdala, entorhinal cortex and hippocampus, which is the hub for emotion and memory.
—Quanta Magazine, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Temporal lobe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/temporal%20lobe. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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