AUDITORY CORTEX

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N., Pam M.S.
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the sensory area for hearing, which is located in the temporal lobe of the cerebral cortex. Also known as the auditory projection area.

AUDITORY CORTEX: "The auditory cortex is found in the temporal lobe of the brain."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. PYRIFORM AREA (PIRIFORM AREA)
  2. SENSORY AREA
  3. VENTRAL STREAM
  4. PLANUM TEMPORALE
  5. AUDITORY SYSTEM
  6. PARAHIPPOCAMPAL GYRUS
  7. AUDITORY LABYRINTH
  8. LOCATION-INVARIANT NEURONS
  9. CORTICAL DEAFNESS
  10. GRANULAR CORTEX
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "AUDITORY CORTEX," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/auditory-cortex/ (accessed August 3, 2020).
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