Temporal lobe

Question 1

Function

Answer 1

Site of hearing, understanding language and storing autobiographical memories

Question 2

Location

Answer 2

Separated from the rest of the neocortex by the lateral fissure

Question 3

Contains

Answer 3

• Auditory cortex (Top of the temporal lobe contains)

- Wernicke’s area (language area that includes lower parietal lobe)

Question 4

Lower part of the temporal lobe is important for?

Answer 4

Storing memories of autobiographical events