PSY318H5 : Lecture notes and notes from book (Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology)
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Experienced a seizure and a left temporal lobe tumor was found. Tumor removed and was eventually able to return to his job. Receives input from auditory, visual, and somatic regions. Includes the amygdala and adjacent cortex, the hippocampus and surrounding cortex, and the fusiform gyrus. Efferent projections to the parietal and frontal association regions, limbic system, and basal ganglia. There are 5 types of cortical-cortical connections: hierarchical sensory pathway. Incoming auditory and visual information (ventral stream for both) Connections of the temporal cortex: dorsal auditory pathway. Connections of the temporal cortex: polymodal pathway. Parallel projections from auditory and visual areas to sts www. notesolution. com. Psy295 - neuropsychology page 2: polymodal pathway. Parallel projections from auditory and visual areas to sts. Connections of the temporal lobe: medial temporal projection. From auditory and visual areas to the medial temporal lobe. Connections of the temporal cortex: frontal lobe projection. Parallel projections from temporal auditory and visual cortex to the frontal cortex.
