1. The normal structure of the superior temporal gyrus (STG) has been elucidated from @entity1 and non- @entity1 primate research. This brain region is structurally complex, contains several distinct cellular regions and the area known as the planum temporale. 2. The STG connects with heteromodal neocortical regions and temporolimbic areas. 3. Functional studies of the normal STG in animals and in @entity1 , using electrophysiology and PET/fMRI, emphasize the STG's role as part of a cortical network important in the interpretation, production and self-monitoring of language. 4. There is evidence for structural @entity854 in @entity161 including both @entity353 and disturbances of normal asymmetries. 5. Functional studies of this region in @entity161 @entity1 , including measurements of evoked potentials and of bloodflow, are abnormal, especially when @entity1 perform language tasks or experience @entity1833 . 6. This structural and functional pathology in the STG probably represents one example of a more general disruption in @entity161 of the neocortical network of which this region is an essential part. This disturbance may be closely associated with the symptoms of @entity74 and of @entity2167 commonly seen in the disorder.

Superior temporal gyrus and planum temporale in XXXX : a selective review.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['humans', 'human', 'patients'] @entity353 :: ('MESH:D015431', 'Disease') :: ['volume reductions'] @entity2167 :: ('MESH:D006311', 'Disease') :: ['auditory hallucinations'] @entity1833 :: ('MESH:D006212', 'Disease') :: ['hallucinations'] @entity854 :: ('MESH:D018376', 'Disease') :: ['abnormalities of the STG'] @entity161 :: ('MESH:D012559', 'Disease') :: ['schizophrenia', 'schizophrenic'] @entity74 :: ('MESH:D030342', 'Disease') :: ['formal thought disorder']
@entity161 :: (MESH:D012559,Disease) :: ['schizophrenia']
