parietal lobe

noun

, Anatomy.

1. the middle part of each cerebral hemisphere behind the central sulcus.

parietal lobe

noun

1. the portion of each cerebral hemisphere concerned with the perception and interpretation of sensations of touch, temperature, and taste and with muscular movements

parietal lobe

/ pə-rī′ĭ-təl /

1. The upper middle lobe of each cerebral hemisphere, located above the temporal lobe. Complex sensory information from the body is processed in the parietal lobe, which also controls the ability to understand language.

Word History and Origins

Origin of parietal lobe¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

We start to feel less isolated and lonely, as blood flow decreases to the parietal lobe, compared to in times of stress, to loosen the sense of distance or otherliness between people, and feel instead a sense of connection, or common experience.

From Nautilus

Later, neuroanatomists argued instead the parietal lobe is more important for intelligence and men’s are actually larger.

From No Straight News

It runs forward in the parietal lobe above and in the temporal lobe below.

From Project Gutenberg

Abscess in the parietal lobe gives rise to paralysis of the face and limbs on the opposite side of the body.

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