temporal lobe

noun

, Anatomy, Zoology.

1. the lateral lobe of each cerebral hemisphere, in front of the occipital lobe.

temporal lobe

noun

1. the laterally protruding portion of each cerebral hemisphere, situated below the parietal lobe and associated with sound perception and interpretation: it is thought to be the centre for memory recall

temporal lobe

1. The lobe of each cerebral hemisphere lying to the side and rear of the frontal lobe. The temporal lobe controls hearing and some aspects of language perception, emotion, and memory.

Word History and Origins

Origin of temporal lobe¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

Both of these sequences could activate the “person” neurons in the medial temporal lobe, which will then be completed by the brain, activating other neurons relating to words in both of the sequences.

From Nautilus

Known as transcranial stimulation, it involves introducing low levels of low-frequency energy into the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain.

From Time

Naturalism tells us that mystics had temporal lobe epilepsy.

From The Daily Beast

Compulsive writing, or hypergraphia, is a well-known, if uncommon, symptom of temporal lobe epilepsy.

From The Daily Beast

The connection between temporal lobe epilepsy and creativity is well known.

From The Daily Beast

But a drug like lamotrigine is not selective, and so it also affects the behavior of the rest of the temporal lobe.

From The Daily Beast

In the left temporal lobe they are nearly obliterated from pressure of fluid in the ventricles.

From Project Gutenberg

Eventually it ends in the substance of the hippocampus and in the uncus of the temporal lobe.

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It runs forward in the parietal lobe above and in the temporal lobe below.

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The occipital lobe is the location of the zone of sight; and the temporal lobe, that of hearing.

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The apex of the temporal lobe extends a little in front of N.

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