Anatomy

Auditory Cortex

The region of the cerebral cortex that receives the auditory radiation from the MEDIAL GENICULATE BODY.

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Abstract

The region of the cerebral cortex that receives the auditory radiation from the MEDIAL GENICULATE BODY.

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Synonyms

33 entry terms
  • Auditory Area
  • Temporal Auditory Area
  • Area, Auditory
  • Area, Temporal Auditory
  • Auditory Areas
  • Cortex, Auditory
  • Temporal Auditory Areas
  • Brodmann Area 41
  • Brodmann Area 42
  • Brodmann's Area 41
  • Heschl Gyrus
  • Heschl's Convolutions
  • Heschl's Gyri
  • Heschl's Gyrus
  • Primary Auditory Cortex
  • Transverse Temporal Gyri
  • Area 41, Brodmann
  • Area 41, Brodmann's
  • Area 42, Brodmann
  • Auditory Cortex, Primary
  • Brodmanns Area 41
  • Cortex, Primary Auditory
  • Gyrus, Heschl
  • Gyrus, Heschl's
  • Gyrus, Transverse Temporal
  • Heschl Convolutions
  • Heschl Gyri
  • Heschls Convolutions
  • Heschls Gyri
  • Heschls Gyrus
  • Primary Auditory Cortices
  • Temporal Gyrus, Transverse
  • Transverse Temporal Gyrus

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23 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

diseases: coordinate with AUDITORY DISEASES, CENTRAL

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History Note

70(68)

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Previous Indexing

  • Cerebral Cortex (1966-1967)
  • Hearing (1966-1967)

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NLM Classification

WL 307

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Auditory Cortex. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001303. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001303
  2. Auditory Cortex. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auditory_cortex
  3. Auditory Cortex. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18676