Temporal Lobe Test 3 Flashcards
What is the purpose of Wernicke’s area?
- Receptive language processing
- auditory word recognition
- language comprehension
What is the purpose of the hippocampus?
Short term Memory, emotion regulation, and sense of smell
What is the purpose of the Fusiform gyrus?
Facial recognition
What is the purpose of the middle temporal gyrus?
Visual integration
What area is Heschl’s gyrus?
41
What area is Wernicke’s area?
22
What area is the superior temporal gyrus?
22
What structures does Heschl’s gyrus consist of?
Core (BA 41)
Belt (BA 42)
What pathology is associated with Wernicke’s area?
Wernicke’s aphasia (fluent aphasia)
What is the purpose of the superior temporal gyrus (STG)?
Auditory analysis and feature detection from acoustics
What is the purpose of the medial temporal gyrus (MTG)?
Lexical representation
In audition, the Ventral pathway = “_____” stream of meaning
“What”
In audition, the Dorsal pathway = “_____” stream of meaning
“Where”
What lobe is the hippocampus located in?
Temporal lobe
What audition stream is the Fusiform gyrus part of?
Ventral “what” stream
