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TEMPORAL CORTEX
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
That part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying inside the temples of the head
Synonyms:
temporal cortex; temporal lobe
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("temporal cortex" is a kind of...):
lobe ((anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part)
Meronyms (parts of "temporal cortex"):
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 cortex" is a part of...):
cerebral cortex; cerebral mantle; cortex; pallium (the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum)
