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parietal lobe (PLB)

The term parietal lobe (PLB) refers to one of six divisions of the cerebral cortex (CTX) identified by dissection in the human ( Ono-1990 ) and the macaque ( Martin-2000 ). It is located between the frontal lobe, from which, it is separated by the central sulcus (cns), and the occipital lobe (OLB), from which it is separated by an approximately oblique plane through the parieto-occipital sulcus (pos) on the dorsomedial margin of the hemisphere and the preoccipital notch (pon) on the ventromedial margin. On the medial surface it is bounded by the cingulate gyrus (CGG) of the limbic lobe (LLB), from which it is separated by the cingulate sulcus (cgs). On the lateral surface it is bounded ventrally by the temporal lobe (TLB), from which it is separated partially by the terminal descending limb of the lateral fissure (ltftdl) with a horizontal extension to the occipital lobe boundary. The PLB is divided by the intraparietal sulcus (ips) into a superior parietal lobule (SPL) and an inferior parietal lobule (IPL) ( Caspers-2012 ). Equivalent structures are not found in the smooth cerebral cortex of the rat or mouse ( NeuroNames ). Updated 25 Aug 2024.

Also known as: parietal lobe, Lobus parietalis, parietal cortex, parietal region

NeuroNames ID: 95

All Names & Sources

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acronym

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Unspecified

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NeuroNames

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University of Washington, Seattle, WA

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NeuroNames

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Scheitellappen

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German

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human

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Schultze-1993

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Georg Theme Verlag, Stuttgart, 1993

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Anatomisches Wörterbuch

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lóbulo parietal

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Spanish

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human

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Carpenter-1994

Citation:

edicion 4, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore; traducción de Editorial Medica Panamericana, Buenos Aires, efectuada por el Dr. Alejandro Kaufman

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Neuroanatomía Fundamentos

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parietal lobe

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English

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human

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Carpenter-1983

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Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins Co., 1983

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Human Neuroanatomy

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parietal lobe

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English

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Macaca fascicularis

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Martin-1997

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Primate Information Center, University of Washington, Seattle, 1997.

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Template Atlas of the Primate Brain

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Lobus parietalis

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Latin

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human

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Nomina-1983

Citation:

Fifth Edition, Williams and Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1983

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Nomina Anatomica

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parietal cortex

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English

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human

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Crosby-1962

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New York: MacMillan, 1962

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Correlative Anatomy of the Nervous System

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parietal region

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English

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rat

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Bowden-1997

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Source Title:

A digital Rosetta stone for primate brain terminology

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теменная доля

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Russian

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human

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Savel'ev-1996

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AREA XVII, Moscow, 1996.

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Stereoskopicheskii Atlas Mozga Cheloveka

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lobo parietale

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Italian

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human

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Rigutti-2000

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Giunti Gruppo Editoriale, Firenze, Italy 2000

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Atlante di Anatomia

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lobus parietal

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Indonesian

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human

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Noback-1982

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Jakarta: Penerbit Buku Kedokteran EGC, 1982

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Anatomi Susunan Saraf Manusia, Prinsip-Prinsip Dasar Neurobiologi

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Parietallappen

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German

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human

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Schiebler-1999

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Eighth Edition, Springer Verlag, Berlin, 1999.

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Anatomie

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lobe pariétal

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French

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human

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Duvernoy-1992

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Springer-Verlag, Paris, 1992

Source Title:

Le cerveau humain: Surface, coupes seriees tridimensionnelles et IRM

Illustrations

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Macaca mulatta

Species With The Structure

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Homo sapiens (human)

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Lobus parietalis

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Nomina-1983

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Topology

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Yes

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Homo sapiens (human)

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parietal cortex

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Crosby-1962

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Topology

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Yes

Organism:

Homo sapiens (human)

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parietal lobe

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Carpenter-1983

Basis:

Topology

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Yes

Organism:

Macaca fascicularis (Macaca fascicularis)

Their Name:

parietal lobe

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Martin-1997

Models Where It Appears

Structural CNS Model - Macaque

Brain structures of the macaque are illustrated in BrainInfo’s NeuroMaps macaque brain atlas. Structures are grouped by proximity in a hierarchy corresponding to the central nervous system hierarchy of NeuroNames ( Bowden-1995 Martin-2000 ). Structures in the NeuroMaps atlas are based on the segmentation of an MRI of the brain of a 3-year old male rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta). The atlas is most useful for targeting structures for implantating electrodes and chemtrodes. Updated 29 Oct 2025.