One of the four principal lobes of the mammalian BRAIN, located on the lateral aspect. They are apparently named TEMPORAL (from Latin, tempus: time) because this is the part of the head—the temples—on which the passage of time is indicated:...

(from Latin, uncus: a hook) The uncus is the name given to the anterior portion of the hippocampal gyrus, one of the gyri of the TEMPORAL LOBE. See also:...

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The idea that the frontal lobes are implicated in memory has a long and controversial history (Luria, 1980; Teuber, 1964). Damage to the frontal lobes can produce memory impairment and sometimes even severe memory loss, but it has proved difficult to...

The temporal lobes are part of the cerebrum. They lie at the sides of the brain, beneath the lateral or Sylvian fissure. Seen in profile, the human brain looks something like a boxing glove. The temporal lobes are where the thumbs would be. The temporal...

Epilepsy is the second most common neurological disorder, stroke being the first. There are many seizure types due to different causes and syndromes with varying prognostic outcomes. It is difficult to give precise prevalence figures as there is a great variation in inclusion criteria,...

Neuroimaging plays an important and increasing role in assessing patients with epilepsy. This article focuses on procedures used to evaluate patients who have failed medical treatment for epilepsy but may benefit from resective surgery. Radiologic assessment and use of the intracarotid amobarbital procedure are...