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

Derived forms: parietal lobes

Type of: lobe

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

Encyclopedia: Parietal lobe