T5 and T6 are on the equator that runs around the circumference of the head from the middle of the valley that crosses the forehead above the supra-orbital ridge, just touching the top of the left and right ears and running through Oz (about 1.5 inches above the inion). They are 70% of the total distance from Fpz to Oz on that line back from Fpz. T3 and T4 are 50% of the distance and Oz is 100% of the distance. If you use the hand-measuring technique I teach, you can find them quite easily, or you can use a tape-measure.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
They are great sites for learning disability and sensory integration issues.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Auditory processing is done in the temporal sites, around T5 and T6.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The amygdala and hippocampus\u2013main emotional and memory structures inside the temporal lobes on each side\u2013handle different functions: left side handles declarative memory\u2013the narrative of what happened\u2013and right side handles feeling-tone memory\u2013how I felt about what happened. When trauma is abusive (someone\/something comes across the line between their space and mine aggressively and I can\u2019t stop it) the narrative memory can get lost in dissociation (delta) while the feeling tone becomes super strong. When something triggers the memory module, the right side fires strongly (hippocampus enervated by the amygdala which triggers the fight\/flight response, activates the right temporal lobe while the left is still \u201cin the dark\u201d.) If the trauma is neglective (I needed something and it wasn\u2019t able to get it), the narrative memory remains but the emotional response (which is \u201ccold\u201d rather than hot) is relatively inactive. So the left side activates, and the right does not.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Spelling and the Temporals. In terms specifically of spelling, spell PIT.\u00a0 The Posterior Inferior Temporal area on the left (Brodmann\u2019s area 37)\u00a0is heavily involved in spelling.\u00a0 It is an area toward the back of the temporal lobe where it links with the occipital (linking visual and auditory in complex language processing).\u00a0 T5 would be the closest site here.\u00a0 Certainly, when you do any assessment on a person with learning issues, T5 and T6 are a good optional site pair to include.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Temporals T5 and T6 are on the equator that runs around the circumference of the head from the middle of the valley that crosses the forehead above the supra-orbital ridge, just touching the top of the left and right ears and running through Oz (about 1.5 inches above the inion). They are 70% of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":112,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":6,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"topic":[782],"class_list":["post-39786","answer","type-answer","status-publish","hentry","answer_topic-sites-on-the-scalp-and-cortical-functions"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n