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culture of children

the customs, values, beliefs, and rituals of children that distinguish them from adults. Rules and norms of behavior are initially passed down from older children to younger children, but in later childhood and adolescence, norms are maintained by means of peer pressure.

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temporal lobe

temporal lobe

one of the four main subdivisions of each cerebral hemisphere in the brain, lying immediately below the lateral sulcus on the outer surface of each hemisphere. It contains the auditory projection and auditory association areas and also areas for higher order visual processing. The medial temporal lobe contains regions important for memory formation.