PSYCH 2NF3 Lecture 53: Connections of the Temporal Lobes
5 Feb 2019
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Efferent (outgoing) projections to parietal and frontal association regions, limbic system, and basal ganglia: the entire brain is all interconnected; moving away from the idea that each part of the brain does a distinct function. Left & right connected via: corpus callosum (allow for l and r hemisphere to be connected, anterior commissure. Connections of the temporal lobe: hierarchical sensory pathway. Incoming auditory and visual information: aka the inferior parts of the temporal cortex also get auditory info when they are processing visual info. Detection of spatial location/movement: aka works with paritetal cortex, polymodal pathway. From auditory and visual areas to the polymodal cortex (sts) Biological assessment (whether what you are looking at is alive or not) Figuring out what another person is thinking theory of mind. Also an evolutionary trait: medial temporal projection. From auditory and visual areas to the medial temporal lobe, limbic cortex, hippocampal formation, and amygdala (subcortical structures)
