MCQ IN MEDICINE

Detailed explanation-1: -The primary auditory cortex (A1) is located on the superior temporal gyrus in the temporal lobe and receives point-to-point input from the ventral division of the medial geniculate complex; thus, it contains a precise tonotopic map.

Detailed explanation-2: -The temporal lobes sit behind the ears and are the second largest lobe. They are most commonly associated with processing auditory information and with the encoding of memory.

Detailed explanation-3: -The primary auditory cortex (Brodmann area 41, 42) is the part of the temporal lobe that is responsible for the conscious perception of sound. It is located in Heschl’s gyrus. It receives inputs from the medial geniculate nucleus.