parietal lobe
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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