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What is the parietal lobe and what is it's function?
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Part of brain: It is part of brain positioned above the occipital lobe and behind the frontal lobe. Its function is to integrate sensory information from the visual cortex. It includes infomation processing related to the sense of touch. So it is involved in visuospatial processing. It is also involved with language processing.
Answered 7/26/2018
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Pariatal lobe?: They r found above the temporal lobe and behind the frontal lobe . Function : cognition, spatial orientation , pain and touch sensation, speech and visual perception.
Answered 4/25/2016
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