TEMPORAL LOBE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does temporal lobe mean? 

• TEMPORAL LOBE (noun)
  The noun TEMPORAL LOBE has 1 sense:

1. that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying inside the temples of the head

  Familiarity information: TEMPORAL LOBE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TEMPORAL LOBE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

temporal cortex; temporal lobe

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)

 Context examples 

A paraneoplastic syndrome marked by degeneration of neurons in the medial temporal lobe.

(Limbic Encephalitis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A rare syndrome resulting from damage to both temporal lobes of the brain.

(Kluver-Bucy Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

A syndrome caused by progressive degeneration of the frontal or temporal lobes of the brain.

(Frontotemporal Dementia, NCI Thesaurus)

A superficial blood vessel within the brain that drains the temporal lobe.

(Inferior Anastomotic Vein of the Labbe, NCI Thesaurus)

A groove or cleft on the inferior surface of the temporal lobe running from the occipital pole to the anterior boundary of the temporal lobe.

(Inferior Temporal Sulcus, NCI Thesaurus)

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

(Amygdala, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

It may be the initial manifestation of seizures associated with temporal lobe epilepsy.

(Pharyngeal Dysesthesia, NCI Thesaurus)

A brain region in the medial temporal lobe near the hippocampus.

(Entorhinal Cortex, NCI Thesaurus)

Each person had a high-resolution MRI scan, which provides a detailed look at the medial temporal lobe, or MTL, a brain region involved in the formation of new memories.

(Sitting Is Bad for Your Brain, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

People with temporal lobe epilepsy often experience memory impairments.

(Seizures disrupt memory network, NIH)