AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

STUDYING THE BRAIN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
in your temporal lobes (just above your ears) where most of this auditory information travels a circuitous route from one ear to the auditory receiving area above your opposite ear.
A
motor cortex
B
somatosensory cortex
C
visual cortex
D
association areas
E
auditory cortex
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Central Auditory System [6] Auditory information ascending through the auditory pathways start at the auditory nerve. These nerves synapse within the cochlear nucleus. A majority of auditory information is then transmitted through crossing fibers into the superior olivary complex.

Detailed explanation-2: -The auditory cortex, the main area responsible for processing auditory information, is located within the temporal lobe. The auditory cortex is a part of the superior temporal gyrus which essentially receives input from the ears and analyses it.

Detailed explanation-3: -The auditory cortex is the part of the temporal lobe that processes auditory information in humans and many other vertebrates. It is a part of the auditory system, performing basic and higher functions in hearing, such as possible relations to language switching.

Detailed explanation-4: -The cochlea is filled with a fluid that moves in response to the vibrations from the oval window. As the fluid moves, 25, 000 nerve endings are set into motion. These nerve endings transform the vibrations into electrical impulses that then travel along the eighth cranial nerve (auditory nerve) to the brain.

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