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    TEMPORAL LOBE

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    That part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying inside the temples of the headplay

    Synonyms:

    temporal cortex; temporal lobe

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("temporal lobe" is a kind of...):

    lobe ((anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part)

    Meronyms (parts of "temporal lobe"):

    temporal gyrus (any of the convolutions of the outer surface of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum)

    amygdala; amygdaloid nucleus; corpus amygdaloideum (an almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum; intimately connected with the hypothalamus and the hippocampus and the cingulate gyrus; as part of the limbic system it plays an important role in motivation and emotional behavior)

    Holonyms ("temporal lobe" is a part of...):

    cerebral cortex; cerebral mantle; cortex; pallium (the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum)

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     Context examples: 

    A convolution in the temporal lobe between the interparietal sulcus and the central sulcus.

    (Ascending Parietal Convolution, NCI Thesaurus)

    A cavity within the subarachnoid space between the two temporal lobes and in front of the pons.

    (Interpeduncular Cistern, NCI Thesaurus)

    A gyrus or ridge on the outer surface of the temporal lobe between the superior and middle temporal sulci.

    (Middle Temporal Gyrus, NCI Thesaurus)

    A groove or cleft that divides the outer surface of the temporal lobe running in the same direction but at a lower level to the superior temporal sulcus.

    (Middle Temporal Sulcus, NCI Thesaurus)

    A branch of the middle cerebral artery that supplies blood to the anterior part of the temporal lobe.

    (Anterior Temporal Artery, NCI Thesaurus)

    Almond-shaped group of basal nuclei anterior to the inferior horn of the lateral ventricle of the brain, within the temporal lobe.

    (Murine Amygdala, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

    A gyrus or ridge on the outer surface of the temporal lobe below the middle sulcus.

    (Inferior Temporal Gyrus, NCI Thesaurus)

    In 2017, one group observed ripples flowing simultaneously in the medial temporal lobe (MTL) and the neocortex of rat brains and that this activity appeared to play a role in learning.

    (Our brains may ripple before remembering, National Institutes of Health)

    A curved gray matter structure of the temporal lobe lying on the floor of the lateral ventricle of the brain.

    (Hippocampus, NCI Thesaurus)

    The cavity situated in front of the pons between the temporal lobes over the diencephalon base and where the arachnoid membrane crosses.

    (Crural Cistern, NCI Thesaurus)


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