The Temporal Lobe

Section I. Introduction<br>1. The connectional anatomy of the temporal lobe<br>2. Anatomy of the temporal lobe: From macro to micro<br>Section II. Structure/functions of the T Lobe, as they emerge from studies in healthy participants and brain-damaged populations<br>3. Music processing and amusia<br>4. Cortical disorders of speech processing: Pure word deafness and auditory agnosia<br>5. Neuroplasticity following cochlear implants<br>6. Components of language processing and their long-term and working memory storage in the brain<br>7. Cross-modal integration and plasticity in the superior temporal cortex<br>8. Visual mental imagery: Inside the mind’s eyes<br>9. The functions of the temporal-parietal junction<br>10. Visual objects and their colors<br>11. Face processing in the temporal lobe<br>12. The neural underpinnings of word comprehension and production: The critical roles of the temporal lobes<br>13. Domain-specific connectivity drives the organization of object knowledge in the temporal lobe<br>14. The noun-verb distinction<br>15. The neural correlates of abstract and concrete words<br>16. Acquired dyslexias following temporal lesions<br>17. Proper names and personal identity<br>18. Neural correlates of recognition and naming of famous persons and landmarks: A special role for the left anterior temporal lobe<br>19. The temporal lobes and memory <br>20. Working memory and active sampling of the environment: Medial temporal contributions<br>21. Amygdala function in emotion, cognition, and behavior<br>22. Amygdala connectivity and implications for social cognition and disorders<br>Section III. Diseases of/in the temporal lobe<br>23. Neuropathology of the temporal lobe<br>24. Frontotemporal dementia: A unique window on the functional role of the temporal lobes<br>25. The temporal lobe in typical and atypical Alzheimer disease <br>26. Limbic encephalitis<br>27. Semiology, EEG, and neuroimaging findings in temporal lobe epilepsies<br>28. Neuropsychology of temporal lobe epilepsies<br>29. Surgery procedures in temporal lobe epilepsies