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parietal lobe Definition

parietal lobe

noun

the part of each hemisphere of the brain between the frontal and the occipital lobes

parietal lobe Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • inferior: The inferior parietal lobe is involved in spatial and mathematical reasoning skills, at which boys tend to perform better than girls.
  • posterior: The posterior parietal lobes are responsible for achieving this for you.
  • right: The converse was found to be true of individuals with damage to their right parietal lobes.
  • superior: Maintaining internal representations: The role of the human superior parietal lobe.
  • left: Adults use the left parietal lobe for this ability to recognize small cardinalities.

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