Planum temporale "non-human primate language area" for? Planum temporale The planum temporale is the cortical area just posterior to the auditory cortex (Heschl's gyrus) within the Sylvian fissure. It is a triangular region which forms the heart of Wernicke's area, one of the most important functional areas for language. Original studies on this area found that the planum temporale was one of the most asymmetric regions in the brain, with this area being up to ten times larger in the left cerebral hemisphere than the right. The planum temporale makes up the superior surface of the superior temporal gyrus to the parietal
Conard Fissure Conard Fissure The Conard Fissure is a geologic feature in Northern Arkansas where a deposit of Pleistocene fossils was discovered in 1903. Several specimens from saber-toothed cats were found there among other species. The fissure is located near the Buffalo National River in Boone County, Arkansas, approximately 15 miles south of the town of Harrison. It lies approximately one mile north of the river near the border of Newton and Boone County. The fissure is named after Waldo Conard who owned the land that the fissure is situated on. The original excavation of the Conard Fissure was performed by Barnum