Function: Speech Production

Temporal Lobe

Function: Hearing and Understanding

Temporal Lobe

Function: Episodic Memory

Temporal Lobe

Function: Semantic Memory

Temporal Lobe

Function: Emotion

Temporal Lobe

Neuropsychology: Damage to this area can result in difficulty understanding and processing language

Wernicke's Area

Expounding on Ventral Network Connection: Exogenous (stimulus and salience driven) attention is processed through this region of the brain

Temporal Lobe (Ventral Network)