Gretchen recently reported randomly hearing songs, and voices from the past. An MEG (magnetoencephalography) revealed she had a tumor causing neurons in the ..... lobe to occasionally fire at random, triggering these auditory illusions.

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Gretchen recently reported randomly hearing songs, and voices from the past. An MEG (magnetoencephalography) revealed she had a tumor causing neurons in the ____ lobe to occasionally fire at random, triggering these auditory illusions.

A	Frontal
B	Parietal
C	Temporal
D	Occipital

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Your thalamus is an egg-shaped structure in the middle of your brain. It’s known as a relay station of all incoming motor (movement) and sensory information-hearing, taste, sight and touch (but not smell)-from your body to your brain.

Detailed explanation-2: -This cortex is located within the which is located in the postcentral gyrus of the parietal lobe, and lies behind the primary motor cortex of the frontal lobe. The somatosensory cortex receives tactile information from the body, including sensations such as touch, pressure, temperature, and pain.

Detailed explanation-3: -Temporal lobe. The sides of the brain, these temporal lobes are involved in short-term memory, speech, musical rhythm, and some degree of smell recognition. The temporal lobes are also important in understanding sound and voice.

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