- auditory area
- auditory area n a sensory area in the temporal cortex associated with the organ of hearing called also auditory center, auditory cortex
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auditory area — noun the cortical area that receives auditory information from the medial geniculate body • Syn: ↑auditory cortex • Hypernyms: ↑cortical area, ↑cortical region * * * noun or auditory center : a sensory … Useful english dictionary
auditory cortex — n AUDITORY AREA * * * two contiguous areas of the temporal lobe in the region of the anterior transverse temporal gyrus; Brodmann area 41 is called the first or primary auditory cortex and Brodmann area 42 is called the second or secondary… … Medical dictionary
auditory center — n AUDITORY AREA … Medical dictionary
auditory cortex — noun the cortical area that receives auditory information from the medial geniculate body • Syn: ↑auditory area • Hypernyms: ↑cortical area, ↑cortical region … Useful english dictionary
auditory center — noun the part of the brain (in a fold of the cerebral cortex of the temporal lobe on both sides of the brain) that receives impulses from the ear by way of the auditory nerve • Hypernyms: ↑center, ↑centre, ↑nerve center, ↑nerve centre * * * noun… … Useful english dictionary
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Auditory imagery — In psychology and neuropsychology, auditory imagery is the subjective experience of hearing in the absence of auditory stimulation. It occurs when one mentally rehearses telephone numbers, or has a song on the brain : the phenomenon is usually… … Wikipedia
