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auditory area

auditory area

6.6
The part of the brain that receives and processes sound
  • noun
  • /ˈɔːdɪtɔːri ˈɛəriə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : área auditiva
  • Neuroscientists study the auditory area to understand how the brain interprets different frequencies of sound.

Examples

  • Scientists found that damage to the auditory area can lead to difficulties in understanding spoken language.

  • Whereas in the primate, the monkey and the human, the auditory areas always below the that deep fissure.

  • In humans, the auditory area processes sounds, allowing us to recognize music and speech.

Synonyms

auditory cortex
vsauditory area
  • Specialized
1 6.0

Part of the brain that handles sounds from the ears like speech or music

receives and processes signals relayed from the medial geniculate body
auditory center
vsauditory area
  • Specialized
5.2

The part of the brain at the side of the head that processes sounds from the ear

focuses on cortical reception of signals from the medial geniculate body

Surface Forms

auditory area singular
auditory areas plural

Morphology

auditory + area

The noun phrase combines 'auditory' (connected with hearing) and 'area' (a region), so its meaning — a region involved in hearing — is directly and compositionally derived from the constituents. This standard adjective+noun composition is cross-linguistically common and would be immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows both words.

Etymology

Auditory area pictures a small 'place' in the brain that listens: auditory means 'hearing' and area means a 'place'. So the name helps us remember it is the part of the brain that takes in and works on sounds.