temporoparietal

English

Etymology

From temporo- + parietal.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌtɛmpəɹəʊpəˈɹʌɪətəl/

Adjective

temporoparietal (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the temporal lobe and parietal lobe, or the junction where they meet.
    • 2008 April 15, Eric Nagourney, “Patterns: Dyslexia as Different as Day and Night”, in New York Times:
      When the researchers used functional M.R.I. machines to look at the workings of the brain in Chinese- and English-speaking dyslexics, they found that in the English speakers there was weak reading activity in the temporoparietal and occipitotemporal regions.
    • 2011, Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Penguin 2012, p. 611:
      The temperoparietal junction sits at a crossroads for many kinds of information, including the perception of the position of one's own body, and the perception of the bodies and actions of other people.

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