Term Name: auditory cortex
Synonyms: A1 (primary auditory cortex), anterior transverse temporal area 41, auditory area, auditory areas, auditory cortex, BA41, BA42, Brodmann area 41, Brodmann area 41 & 42, Brodmann area 42, posterior transverse temporal area 42, primary auditory cortex, temporal auditory neocortex
Definition: The part of the brain that is the ultimate target of afferent auditory information.
Ontology: Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0001393]

Relationships
is part of: cerebral cortex temporal lobe
has parts: dorsal auditory area primary auditory cortex secondary auditory cortex transverse gyrus of Heschl
is a type of: regional part of brain structure with developmental contribution from neural crest
has subtype: left auditory cortex right auditory cortex