Posterior parietal cortex

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Lateral surface of the brain with Brodmann's areas numbered. (#5 and #7 in upper right)

The posterior parietal cortex is a portion of the parietal lobe which manipulates mental images, and integrates sensory and motor portions of the brain. It is involved in formation of plans.^[1]

It consists of Brodmann area 5 and Brodmann area 7.^[2]

ReferencesEdit

↑ Coulthard EJ, Nachev P, Husain M (April 2008). Control over conflict during movement preparation: role of posterior parietal cortex. Neuron 58 (1): 144–57.
↑ THE BRAIN FROM TOP TO BOTTOM.

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Human brain: forebrain (cerebrum · cerebral cortex · cerebral hemispheres, grey matter) (TA A14.1.09.002–240, 301–320, GA 9.818–826)

Frontal lobe

Superolateral

Prefrontal

Superior frontal gyrus (4l, 6l, 8l) · Middle frontal gyrus (9l, 10l, 46)

Inferior frontal gyrus: 11l · 47-Pars orbitalis · Broca's area (44-Pars opercularis, 45-Pars triangularis)

Superior frontal sulcus · Inferior frontal sulcus

Precentral

Precentral gyrus · Precentral sulcus

Medial/inferior

Prefrontal

Superior frontal gyrus (4m, 6m) · Medial frontal gyrus (8m, 9m)

Paraterminal gyrus/Paraolfactory area (12) · Straight gyrus (11m) · Orbital gyri/Orbitofrontal cortex (10m, 11m, 12) · Ventromedial prefrontal cortex (10m) · Subcallosal area (25)

Olfactory sulcus · Orbital sulci

Precentral

Paracentral lobule (4) · Paracentral sulcus

Both

Primary motor cortex (4) · Premotor cortex (6) · Supplementary motor area (6) · Frontal eye fields (8)

Parietal lobe

Superolateral

Superior parietal lobule (5l, 7l) · Inferior parietal lobule (40-Supramarginal gyrus, 39-Angular gyrus) · Parietal operculum (43)

Intraparietal sulcus

Medial/inferior

Paracentral lobule (1m, 2m, 3m, 5m) · Precuneus (7m)

Marginal sulcus

Both

Postcentral gyrus/primary somatosensory cortex (1 · 2 · 3) · Secondary somatosensory cortex (5) · Posterior parietal cortex (7)

Occipital lobe


Superolateral	Occipital pole of cerebrum · Lateral occipital gyrus (18, 19) · Lunate sulcus · Transverse occipital sulcus
Medial/inferior	Primary visual cortex (17) · Cuneus · Lingual gyrus Calcarine fissure

Temporal lobe

Superolateral

Transverse temporal gyrus/Primary auditory cortex (41, 42) · Superior temporal gyrus (38, 22/Wernicke's area) · Middle temporal gyrus (21) · Inferior temporal gyrus (20)

Superior temporal sulcus · Inferior temporal sulcus

Medial/inferior

Fusiform gyrus (37) Medial temporal lobe (27 · 28 · 34 · 35 · 36)

Inferior temporal sulcus

Interlobar
sulci/fissures


Superolateral	Central (frontal+parietal) · Lateral (frontal+parietal+temporal) · Parieto-occipital · Preoccipital notch
Medial/inferior	Medial longitudinal · Cingulate (frontal+cingulate) · Collateral (temporal+occipital) · Callosal sulcus

Limbic lobe


Parahippocampal gyrus	anterior (Entorhinal cortex, Perirhinal cortex) · Posterior parahippocampal gyrus · Prepyriform area
Cingulate cortex/gyrus	Subgenual area (25) · Anterior cingulate (24, 32, 33) · Posterior cingulate (23, 31) Isthmus of cingulate gyrus: Retrosplenial cortex (26, 29, 30)
Hippocampal formation	Hippocampal sulcus · Fimbria of hippocampus · Dentate gyrus · Rhinal sulcus
Other	Supracallosal gyrus · Uncus