| Posterior parietal cortex | |
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 Lobes of the brain. Parietal lobe is yellow, and the posterior portion is near the red region. | |
 Lateral surface of the brain with Brodmann's areas numbered. (#5 and #7 in upper right) | |
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| Identifiers | |
| Latin | cortex parietalis posterior |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The posterior parietal cortex (the portion of parietal neocortex posterior to the primary somatosensory cortex) plays an important role in planned movements, spatial reasoning, and attention.
Damage to the posterior parietal cortex can produce a variety of sensorimotor deficits, including deficits in the perception and memory of spatial relationships, inaccurate reaching and grasping, in the control of eye movement, and inattention. The two most striking consequences of PPC damage are apraxia and hemispatial neglect.[1]
- ^ Pinel, John P.J. Biopsychology Seventh Edition. Pearson Education Inc., 2009