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

Examples of temporal lobe in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The amygdala, nestled in the temporal lobes of your brain, is charged with ensuring survival. —Sara Connell, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025

The researchers knew that spatial navigation and episodic memories are encoded in the temporal lobe, specifically in the medial entorhinal cortex (MEC). —Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2025

Frontotemporal dementia is a term to describe the progressive cognitive decline of the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain, responsible for functions like memory, decision-making and language skills. —Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 26 May 2025

Finding it in this brain region, which is associated with the formation of auditory and visual memories, could explain why the temporal lobe is particularly affected early in the disease's progression. —New Atlas, 1 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for temporal lobe

• bathrobe
• earlobe
• microbe
• niobe
• wardrobe
• globe
• jobe
• probe
• robe
• strobe
• microprobe

Medical Definition

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