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parietal lobe
(redirected from Posterior parietal cortex)

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parietal lobe [pə′rī·əd·əl ‚lōb]
(anatomy)
The cerebral lobe of the brain above the lateral cerebral sulcus and behind the central sulcus.


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Neural correlates of superior intelligence: Stronger recruitment of posterior parietal cortex.
Also activated were mesial premotor regions and bilateral superior posterior parietal cortex along the intraparietal sulcus.
In our case, the mental tasks to be considered are mainly related with surface brain activity, such as the secondary motor cortex area and the posterior parietal cortex area.
 
 
 
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