ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Damage to the temporal lobes can result in: Difficulty in understanding spoken words (Receptive Aphasia) Disturbance with selective attention to what we see and hear. Difficulty with identification and categorisation of objects. Difficulty learning and retaining new information.

Detailed explanation-2: -The temporal lobes are highly associated with memory skills. Left temporal lesions result in impaired memory for verbal material. Right side lesions result in recall of non-verbal material, such as music and drawings. Seizures of the temporal lobe can have dramatic effects on an individual’s personality.

Detailed explanation-3: -Besides the prefrontal cortex, the insula and medial structures of the temporal lobe are thought to be involved in risky decision-making.

Detailed explanation-4: -disturbance of auditory sensation and perception, disturbance of selective attention of auditory and visual input, disorders of visual perception, impaired organization and categorization of verbal material, More items