Summary: The Parietal Lobe
The Parietal Lobe
The brain is a fascinating yet complicated structure. Without it our involuntary functions while we sleep and our natural reflexes would vanish. Every part of our nervous system works together, it becomes one whole. One fundamental part of our brain, that is probably one of the most important to the disabled, is the Parietal Lobe which receives impulses that control one of our most important senses; touch.
The Parietal Lobe is located near the center of the brain, behind the frontal lobe, in front of the occipital lobe, and above the temporal lobe (Figure 1). The Parietal Lobe is what allows judging distance, recognizing shapes in addition to feeling pain, and temperature. The Parietal Lobe also allows us to recognize things …show more content…
Mainly represents the left part of the brain which is the side we use for straight facts out while the right side is mainly for feelings/emotions. Neurological forms language and is used for planning stuff out.
The brain is really complex and scientists are yet to discover some stuff about it but when they do they use certain technology and devices to look at the brain three of those devices are fMRI (Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging), MEG (Magnetoencephalography), and the EEG (electroencephalogram) - which is the most common one. The fMRI is an object that measures the brain's blood flow; it also helps look at neural activity. The MEG is a device that helps capture magnetic fields produced by the brain's neural activity. The last one is an EEG that is used to record electrical activity made by neural firing.
A disease associated with the parietal lobe is Gerstmann syndrome which can affect a person's ability in mathematics, speech, and perceiving objects. Another disease which is associated with the right parietal lobe consists of neglecting a part of the body which can hurt when acting on daily …show more content…
When the middle section is injured the person experiences “right-left disorientation” which is when they cannot tell right from left (or left from right), have problems sensing where their body parts are or neglecting part of their body -called “proprioception”. The right parietal area, if it is damaged they have a chance of not being capable to comb or dress themselves (apraxia) and have issues understanding how objects relate to each other (they may feel confused and deny the existence of their mental disorder). Damage to the left parietal lobe can result in Gerstmann’s syndrome (as mentioned above) difficulty in writing (agraphia) and difficulty with mathematics (acalculia). It also affects speech (aphasia) and identification of objects (agnosia). Lack of memory and personality may develop if there is damage between the temporal and parietal
The brain is a fascinating yet complicated structure. Without it our involuntary functions while we sleep and our natural reflexes would vanish. Every part of our nervous system works together, it becomes one whole. One fundamental part of our brain, that is probably one of the most important to the disabled, is the Parietal Lobe which receives impulses that control one of our most important senses; touch.
The Parietal Lobe is located near the center of the brain, behind the frontal lobe, in front of the occipital lobe, and above the temporal lobe (Figure 1). The Parietal Lobe is what allows judging distance, recognizing shapes in addition to feeling pain, and temperature. The Parietal Lobe also allows us to recognize things …show more content…
Mainly represents the left part of the brain which is the side we use for straight facts out while the right side is mainly for feelings/emotions. Neurological forms language and is used for planning stuff out.
The brain is really complex and scientists are yet to discover some stuff about it but when they do they use certain technology and devices to look at the brain three of those devices are fMRI (Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging), MEG (Magnetoencephalography), and the EEG (electroencephalogram) - which is the most common one. The fMRI is an object that measures the brain's blood flow; it also helps look at neural activity. The MEG is a device that helps capture magnetic fields produced by the brain's neural activity. The last one is an EEG that is used to record electrical activity made by neural firing.
A disease associated with the parietal lobe is Gerstmann syndrome which can affect a person's ability in mathematics, speech, and perceiving objects. Another disease which is associated with the right parietal lobe consists of neglecting a part of the body which can hurt when acting on daily …show more content…
When the middle section is injured the person experiences “right-left disorientation” which is when they cannot tell right from left (or left from right), have problems sensing where their body parts are or neglecting part of their body -called “proprioception”. The right parietal area, if it is damaged they have a chance of not being capable to comb or dress themselves (apraxia) and have issues understanding how objects relate to each other (they may feel confused and deny the existence of their mental disorder). Damage to the left parietal lobe can result in Gerstmann’s syndrome (as mentioned above) difficulty in writing (agraphia) and difficulty with mathematics (acalculia). It also affects speech (aphasia) and identification of objects (agnosia). Lack of memory and personality may develop if there is damage between the temporal and parietal