Parietal lobe
The parietal lobe is a lobe in the brain. Is is positioned above (superior to) the occipital lobe and behind (posterior to) the frontal lobe.
Anatomy
The central sulcus separates the parietal lobe from the frontal lobe, and the parieto-occipital sulcus separates the parietal and occipital lobe.
The parietal lobe can be subdivided into the superior parietal lobule and the inferior parietal lobule with the two separated by the intraparietal sulcus.
The precuneus, the postcentral gyrus, the supramaginal gyrus and the angular gyrus are part of the parietal lobe.
Function
Portions of the parietal lobe appear to be involve in visuospatial processing.
Gerstmann's syndrome is associated with lesion to the dominate (usually left) parietal lobe.
Balint's syndrome is associated with bilateral lesions.
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