• Question: how does sound affect your thought process in the brain?

    Asked by vincent to Damien, Rachael, Simon, Suzi, Tim on 21 Jun 2011.
    • Photo: Suzi Gage

      Suzi Gage answered on 21 Jun 2011:

      Hi @vincent
      I’m not sure. The main hearing area of the brain is the auditory cortex in the temporal lobe of the brain.

      Sounds that come in to the brain are then ‘translated’ by the language areas of the brain if the sounds are words.

      Hope this makes sense, I’m sure someone else will be able to expand on this too!

      Thanks for the question!

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