brain, spinal cord, and nerve disorders
Brain Dysfunction by Location
Temporal Lobe Damage
The Cerebrum have the following functions: Generating memory and emotions Processing immediate events into recent and long-term memory Storing and retrieving long-term memories Comprehending sounds and images, enabling people to recognize other people and objects and to integrate hearing and speech controls language comprehension. If that part is damaged, memory for words can be drastically impaired, as can the ability to understand language—an impairment called Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome (see table Ifcertain areas of the right temporal lobeare damaged, memory for sounds and music may be impaired. As a result, people may have trouble singing. 