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Meaning of temporoparietal | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C2
/ˌtɛmpəɹəʊpəˈɹʌɪətəl/

Definitions

Of or pertaining to the temporal lobe and parietal lobe, or the junction where they meet.

not-comparable

Examples

“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.”
“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.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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