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As he is listening to a video on his computer, Otto begins thinking about how his brain is processing the sounds that come from the short clip. He opens his psychology book to the chapter on sensation and perception, and is surprised to find that the auditory cortex, which allows him to make sense of the various sound waves, is located in the __________.

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The temporal lobe of the cortex of Brain.

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Auditory cortex, which allows him to make sense of the various sound waves, is located in the temporal lobe of the brain cortex..

The cerebral cortex is divided into four parts- occipital,temporal,parietal and frontal lobes.

The temporal lobe of the cortex is the part where the auditory information ,speech and language function is processed. It is also associated with memory.

The autitory cortex is thus, located in the temporal lobe.

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