| Planum temporale | |
|---|---|
 Approximate location of Wernicke's area highlighted in white | |
| Identifiers | |
| NeuroNames | 2333 |
| TA98 | A14.1.09.143 |
| TA2 | 5493 |
| FMA | 74564 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The planum temporale is the cortical area just posterior to the auditory cortex (Heschl's gyrus) within the Sylvian fissure.[1] It is a triangular region which forms the heart of Wernicke's area, one of the most important functional areas for language.[2] Original studies on this area found that the planum temporale was one of the most asymmetric regions in the brain, larger in the left cerebral hemisphere than the right.[3]
- ^ Kolb B, Whishaw IQ (2003). Fundamentals of human neuropsychology (5th ed.). [New York]: Worth. p. 495. ISBN 0-7167-5300-6.
- ^ The Brain From Top To Bottom
- ^ Jill B. Becker (2002). Behavioral Endocrinology 2e. MIT Press. pp. 103–. ISBN 978-0-262-52321-9. Retrieved 4 January 2013.