1. the part of the brain (in a fold of the cerebral cortex of the temporal lobe on both sides of the brain) that receives impulses from the ear by way of the auditory nerve;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
auditory center
n 1: the part of the brain (in a fold of the cerebral cortex of
the temporal lobe on both sides of the brain) that receives
impulses from the ear by way of the auditory nerve