temporal lobe
noun
: a large lobe of each cerebral hemisphere that is situated in front of the occipital lobe and contains a sensory area associated with the organ of hearing
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This experience is commonly associated with temporal lobe seizures, which happen in the parts of the brain that are important for short-term memory and processing emotions, Cruz-Saavedra says.
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Angela Haupt, Time, 15 Jan. 2026
According to the Mayo Clinic, frontotemporal dementia, also known as FTD, affects the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain and can lead to personality changes and a loss of speech.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 22 Dec. 2025
There’s also a couple of areas that fall along the side of the middle temporal gyrus, this big hunk of meat that goes along the whole temporal lobe.
—Quanta Magazine, 5 Dec. 2025
What the press release didn’t say was that other than personal effects, the only actual biological evidence Erika and Zach recovered at the site was a right temporal lobe skull fragment about the size of a walnut, just one of 206 bones in the human body.
—Ted Katauskas, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
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Angela Haupt, Time, 15 Jan. 2026
According to the Mayo Clinic, frontotemporal dementia, also known as FTD, affects the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain and can lead to personality changes and a loss of speech.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 22 Dec. 2025
There’s also a couple of areas that fall along the side of the middle temporal gyrus, this big hunk of meat that goes along the whole temporal lobe.
—Quanta Magazine, 5 Dec. 2025
What the press release didn’t say was that other than personal effects, the only actual biological evidence Erika and Zach recovered at the site was a right temporal lobe skull fragment about the size of a walnut, just one of 206 bones in the human body.
—Ted Katauskas, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Temporal lobe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/temporal%20lobe. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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