> Which lobe of the human brain is responsible for language?> And the answer: the temporal lobe. Photo credit: getrevising.co.uk[https://getrevising.co.uk/revision-cards/cognitive-neuroscience-1-biology-of-the-brain].Named for its location, which lies right behind the temple on a human head, thetemporal lobe is mainly responsible for auditory processing. It helps inperceiving sounds, assigning meaning to them, and remembering them. It is alsoimportant for the formation of conscious memories.The temporal lobe is one of the four major lobes of the cortex. Sitting justabove the brainstem and cerebellum, the temporal lobe is the first point ofcontact for auditory stimuli in the brain. It plays the necessary role ofassigning meaning to this stimuli, allowing humans to process and understandlanguage and other sounds. The temporal lobe is also responsible for the processof selective hearing. Selective hearing allows humans to filter out unnecessaryfrequencies and focus on only important sounds from their environment. The temporal lobe isn't only associated with the auditory system, however. italso plays an important role in interpreting visual stimuli. The temporal lobehelps establish object recognition, including complex objects, such as faces. Asan essential feature of our body's the Limbic System — the system involved withmotivation, emotion, learning, and memory — the temporal lobe is often a directconnector between the Limbic System and the rest of the brain. More specifically, the left temporal lobe, which is typically the most dominantin people, is associated with understanding language, learning, memorizing,forming speech and remembering verbal information. The right temporal lobe,which is typically the least dominant in people, is associated with learning andmemorizing non-verbal information (e.g. drawings and music), recognizinginformation, and determining facial expressions. Learn more about the temporal lobe and its functions here[https://www.spinalcord.com/temporal-lobe].

