What is the “temporal lobe” and how does it factor into epilepsy?
The temporal lobe is part of the cerebral cortex found just below the temporal bone. Now, the temporal bone is one of the thinnest of the skull bones, and the temporal lobe consists of areas that are specialized for hearing—this is on the lateral surface, the auditory cortex. And then we also have, as I mentioned to you earlier, structures that are involved in temporal lobe epilepsy. And these are found on the medial portion of the temporal lobe. These are the so-called mesial temporal structures. These include the hippocampus and the amygdala.
