temporoparietal

English

Etymology

From temporo- +‎ parietal.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌtɛmpəɹəʊpəˈɹʌɪətəl/

Adjective

temporoparietal (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the temporal lobe and parietal lobe, or the junction where they meet.
   • 2008 April 15, Eric Nagourney, “Patterns: Dyslexia as Different as Day and Night”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     When the researchers used functional M.R.I. machines to look at the workings of the brain in Chinese- and English-speaking dyslexics, they found that in the English speakers there was weak reading activity in the temporoparietal and occipitotemporal regions.

   • 2011, Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Penguin, published 2012, page 611:

     The temperoparietal junction sits at a crossroads for many kinds of information, including the perception of the position of one's own body, and the perception of the bodies and actions of other people.

Anagrams

• parietotemporal