parietal region

The term parietal region refers to a cytoarchitecturally defined portion of the cerebral cortex. It occupies most of the parietal lobe caudal to the postcentral gyrus. It is bounded approximately by the postcentral sulcus, the splenial sulcus and the parieto-occipital sulcus. It is composed of the area 5 of Brodmann (human), the area 7 of Brodmann (human), the area 40 of Brodmann (human) and the area 39 of Brodmann ( Brodmann-1909 ).

Also known as: parietal region, Regio parietalis

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Name:

parietal region

Language:

English

Organism:

guenon

Source:

Garey-1999

Citation:

Garey LK (translator/editor) Brodmann's 'Localisation in the Cerebral Cortex', Imperial College Press, London, 1999.

Source Title:

Brodmann's 'Localisation in the Cerebral Cortex'

Name:

Regio parietalis

Language:

Latin

Organism:

human

Source:

Brodmann-1909

Citation:

IV. Kapitel in Vergleichende Lokalisationslehre der Grosshirnrinde (Leipzig: Verlag von Johann Ambrosias Barth), 1909

Source Title:

Beschreibung der einzelnen Hirnkarten

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Basis:

Internal Structure

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

Their Name:

Regio parietalis

Source:

Brodmann-1909

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