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Noun: parietal cortex
  1. That part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying below the crown of the head
    "The parietal cortex integrates sensory information from different modalities";
    - parietal lobe

Derived forms: parietal cortices

Type of: lobe

Part of: cerebral cortex, cerebral mantle, cortex, pallium

Encyclopedia: Parietal cortex