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This lobe is located inferior to the lateral sulcus of each cerebral hemisphere. The primary auditory cortex is found here and is involved in auditory perception. It also contains the hippocampus which is involved with short to long term memory, spatial memory and behavior.
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Temporal Lobe
Temporal lobe epilepsies (TLEs) represent about 70–80% of the chronic symptomatic epilepsies, about half of them associated with hippocampal sclerosis and/or atrophy.
