Cerebral cortex

Parietal Lobe

spatial cortex

Integrates touch and space — where the body is, and where attention should go next.

Frontal LobeParietal LobeTemporal LobeOccipital LobeInsula
Volume salience
72
Connectivity
84
Clinical load
70
Research density
82

Key functions

  • spatial maps
  • touch integration
  • attention orienting
  • numerosity

Clinical note

Parietal syndromes can scramble maps of space without erasing vision itself.

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