temporal cortex

Noun
  1. That part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying inside the temples of the head (synset 105502585)
    is a type of: lobe - (anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part
    has:
    • 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
    is a part of: cerebral cortex, cerebral mantle, cortex, pallium - the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum
    same as: temporal lobe

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