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trier of fact

the person or party in a court of law who hears the evidence and decides the case. This may be either a judge or a jury. Also called fact finder.

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March 13th 2025

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.