DIAGRAM OF BRAIN (Temporal Lobe)

DIAGRAM OF BRAIN: TEMPORAL LOBE

Temporal Lobe Overview

• Location: Lower middle part of the brain, beneath the lateral sulcus (Sylvian fissure), roughly behind the temples.

• Function:

  • Auditory processing – interprets sounds and language.

  • Memory formation – houses the hippocampus.

  • Emotion processing – connected with the limbic system.

  • Understanding language (Wernicke’s area in the left hemisphere).

---

Simple Diagram of the Brain Showing the Temporal Lobe

Top View (simplified):

       Frontal Lobe
       ┌───────────┐
       │           │
       │ Frontal   │
       │           │
       └─────┬─────┘
             │
     Parietal │
       Lobe   │
 ┌───────────┴───────────┐
 │                       │
 │     Temporal Lobe     │  <- beneath lateral sulcus
 │   (auditory & memory)│
 └───────────┬───────────┘
             │
        Occipital Lobe

Side View of Brain (simplified):

      [Frontal Lobe]
           ____
          /    \
         |      |
         |      | 
         |______|
         |      |
         |      |  
         |Temporal| <- Temporal Lobe (side/lower brain)
         | Lobe  |
         \______/
         |      |
         |Occipital|
         |  Lobe   |
         \______/

Tip: The temporal lobe sits below the parietal and frontal lobes, near your ears, which is why it’s heavily involved in hearing.

Temporal Lobe - There are two temporal lobes, one on each side of the brain located at about the level of the ears. These lobes allow a person to tell one smell from another and one sound from another. They also help in sorting new information and are believed to be responsible for short-term memory.

Brain Right Lobe - Mainly involved in visual memory (i.e., memory for pictures and faces).

Brain Left Lobe - Mainly involved in verbal memory (i.e., memory for words and names).

Diagram of Brain

diagramofbrain-/thalamus.