Noun: parietal lobe
- 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