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4.3 - The Temporal Lobes

from 4 - Neuroanatomy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 November 2023

By
Guilherme Carvalhal Ribas ,
Andre Felix Gentil  and
Eduardo Carvalhal Ribas
Edited by
Mary-Ellen Lynall ,
Peter B. Jones  and
Stephen M. Stahl
Mary-Ellen Lynall
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
Peter B. Jones
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
Stephen M. Stahl
Affiliation:
University of California, San Diego
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Summary

The temporal lobes are situated inferiorly to the lateral (Sylvian) fissure and are limited posteriorly by an imaginary line running from the superomedial portions of the parieto-occipital sulcus to the preoccipital notch, which is located approximately 5 cm from the occipital pole (Figure 4.3.1A). Each temporal lobe has three surfaces: lateral (composed by the superior, middle and inferior temporal gyri), opercular (inside the Sylvian fissure) and basal (lying on the floor of the cranial middle fossa). (Ribas, 2010, 2015, 2018). The medial temporal lobe includes the hippocampus and amygdala, implicated in memory (Section 5.14) and emotion (Section 5.10), while the lateral temporal lobe is particularly important in language (Section 5.17).

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Cambridge Textbook of Neuroscience for Psychiatrists , pp. 97 - 101
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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