What is the function of the temporal lobe of the brain? Specifically on the left hemisphere?

Question

Additionally, it is possoble to lose speach after a trauma to the Broca's area of the brain?

For the record, this is not for an assignment, I have recently been suffering from short (about 30 seconds) 'black-outs' that have no real reason behind them, other than:
7 months ago I received a 'significant' head trauma to the temple on my left side (I got kneed while playing football). I suffered from memory loss however there was no loss of consiousness but I did experience nausea. I went to A&E after one of my pupils was dilating and the other was not. I had a CT scan but no x-ray (I've a history of x-rays from constant chest infections while on treatment for cancer). The CT scan was clear and fine.
But on Friday I suffered a black-out and I am now experiencing pain on my left temple, have no memory of the event, and after it happened I lost my speech for 5-6 hours. I also had nausea. I also experienced a balck-out on a smaller scale on Monday. I've had an ECG done, which was fine and I am awaiting an appointment with a Neurologist and an MRI scan.

Answer 1

The left temporal lobe is the seat of expressive language. A person has a VERY HIGH likelihood of losing (at least part) their speech and expressive language after any type of insult to the (L) temporal lobe (specifically Broca's Area), be it traumatic or related to a stroke. The remaining deficit is called Broca's Aphasia, expressive aphasia, or motor aphasia (these terms are used interchangably). If the deficit is due to a stroke affecting the middle cerebral artery, patients will typically have hemiplegia or hemiparesis of the RIGHT side of the body. They may also have varying degrees and types of apraxia, as well, particularly if the parietal lobe is affected.

Answer 2

The temporal lobe deals with the sound, speech comprehension and some aspects of memory. The Broca's area is the speech center of the brain, damage to it can cause aphasia (difficulty in speaking).

Answer 3

Temporal Lobe- linked with theory and approval for auditory stimuli, memory, and speech Broca's aphasia: impacts the third frontal convolution (the two the gyrus and the sulcus) of the left frontal lobe. ( Broca's section, Brodmann's section #40 4) characteristics are telegraphic speech, affected syntax, besides as worked and sluggish speech, Melodic Contour is flat and Articulatory Agility is impaired. skill problems comprise: simplification of consonant clusters (e.g. t/st, p/spl) and distortion of phonemes, substitutions are rare. some paraphasias could ensue. they're going to in many cases be literal. Repetition is typically impaired, as is be conscious looking. Auditory Comprehension is greater suitable to expressive language. The affected person's skill to appreciate grammatical morphemes would be affected. So, mutually because it extremely is asserted that auditory comprehension is nice in assessment to that of Wernicke's aphasics, that's no longer widespread. The Token attempt (DeRenzi & Vignolo, 1966), which assesses subtle receptive language illness, could be used to evaluate the auditory comprehension of Broca's aphasics and to help distinguish between Broca's aphasia and verbal apraxia. additionally, limb apraxia won't enable the affected person to accomplish the training, even regardless of the undeniable fact that he/she knows them. Hemiplegia/Hemiparesis of the nicely suited area is ordinary in left hemisphere lesions inflicting Broca's aphasia (keep in mind, the language center is in the left hemisphere for greater desirable than ninety% of the inhabitants) The face and arm are likely to be affected because of organisation of the motor strip.Apraxia in many cases accompanies this manner of aphasia because it is likewise brought about by utilizing lesions to section 40 4. Broca's aphasics in many cases have low frustration tolerance. they're conscious of their blunders and could reply to them with a catastrophic reaction which will comprise crying, screaming and yelling, and so on. Broca's section: the component of the innovations in touch in the programming of motor strikes for the production of speech sounds; it is likewise in touch in syntax; Broca's section is placed on the inferior third frontal gyrus in the hemisphere dominant for language; injuries here could consequence in apraxia or Broca's aphasia

Answer 4

The left temporal lobe is where your memory is at. When I had neurosurgery a portion of my LTR was removed and and as a result I have short term memory.