WEEK 5 - Topic 11 - Auditory Area

Question 1

Where is the primary auditory cortex located?

Answer 1

Located in the superior margin of the temporal lobe

Question 2

What is the function of the primary auditory cortex?

Answer 2

It interprets pitch, loudness and location from impulses transmitted from the receptors of the internal ear.

Question 3

Where is the auditory association area located?

Answer 3

Posterior to the primary auditory cortex in the temporal lobe

Question 4

What is the function of the auditory association area?

Answer 4

It permits the perception of the sound stimulus, which can be heard as a speech, a scream, music, thunder, etc