parietal lobe

American  

noun

Anatomy.

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

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parietal lobe British  

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

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parietal lobe Scientific  

/ 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.

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Etymology

Origin of parietal lobe

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

Even so, the findings suggest that synchronized activity between the frontal and parietal lobes plays a role in altruistic decision making.

From Science Daily

Researchers also found activity as expected in regions of the brain that encode visual and auditory inputs, as well as the parietal lobe, which is known to be involved in numerical and calculation-related functions.

From Science Daily

MRI scans revealed that most of the brain activity was concentrated in the angular gyrus, a portion of the parietal lobe of the brain.

From Salon

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have found overactivation in many brain regions, including the frontal and parietal lobes and the amygdala, in unmedicated children with anxiety disorders.

From Science Daily

The temporoparietal junction, a brain region where the temporal and parietal lobes meet, toward the back of the brain behind the ear, was particularly active with gamma waves.

From Scientific American