The temporal lobes, located on the side of the head above the ears, play an important role in organizing and combining what we see and hear, language and speech production, as well as memory ...

Nested deeper within the brain are essential structures such as the basal ganglia, the amygdala, and the hippocampus. Toward the bottom of ... the frontal lobe, the temporal lobe, the parietal ...

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have applied a visualization technique to depict the brain's activity related to visual ...

In this study, we used positron emission tomography (PET) to address the question of where in the auditory system temporal integration occurs. We have identified brain areas that show increased ...

Imagine seeing a furry, four-legged animal that meows. Mentally, you know what it is, but the word 'cat' is stuck on the tip of your tongue. This phenomenon, known as Broca's aphasia or expressive ...

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis Medicine Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology have identified specific neuronal cells that are essential to our understanding of other people. Runnan ...

Scientists are developing a brain-computer interface to help patients with Broca’s aphasia regain speech. Broca’s aphasia ...

Mild cognitive impairment is linked to blood vessel dysfunction in the brain's temporal lobes—the seat of memory—according to a new USC-led study. The findings, seen in people with and without ...