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The temporal lobes are parts of the cerebrum that are involved in speech, memory, and hearing. They lie at the sides of the brain, beneath the lateral or Sylvian fissure. Seen in profile, the human brain looks something like a boxing glove. The temporal lobes are where the thumbs would be. The temporal lobe is involved in auditory processing and is home to the primary auditory cortex. It is also...


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What does the temporal lobe have to do with the feeling of a divine presence?...
I read it has something to do with deciphering between real and imaginary. Can someone...

Anything you ever experience is contained inside of your brain, including mystical or religious type experiences. I don't know if it's the frontal lobe specifically, but yes the reason you...

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What is the purpose of the temporal lobe?
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Function The superior temporal gyrus includes an area (within the Sylvian fissure) where auditory signals from the cochlea (relayed via several subcortical nuclei) first reach the cerebral cortex. This part of...

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    Is it possible that I have this? The symptoms of temporal lobe epilepsy mimic those unexplainable tastes or smells that is a symptom of temporal lobe epilepsy. ...

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    temporal lobe right near the vestibular core, and I need to consider some surgery to address . The temporal lobe is responsible for so many important functions. I would not...

    Aug 29, 2007

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    ! There it was. The neurologist studied the EEG and told me I have temporal lobe seizures also generally called temporal lobe dysrhythmia. He said the above symptoms that I described is called epigastric aura...

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