Parietal lobes play a crucial role in many daily activities; without them, we would not be able to distinguish one object from the next. In addition, we would have difficulties with reading ...

Human cognition is traditionally studied in experimental conditions wherein confounding complexities of the natural environment are intentionally eliminated. Thus, it remains unknown how a brain ...

The parietal lobe contains an area known as the primary sensory area. This is where impulses from the skin, such as warmth, cold, pain, and touch, are interpreted.

The pleural space is defined by the visceral pleura, which covers the lung, and the parietal pleura, which covers the chest wall, diaphragm, and mediastinum. It is estimated that pleural effusion ...

It was already known that the inferior parietal lobe (IPL) is one of these regions in the human brain. Nevertheless, it was unclear how this area is able to process such very different functions.

Parietal cells (also called oxyntic cells) are the stomach epithelium cells which secrete gastric acid. Parietal cells produce gastric acid (hydrochloric acid) in response to histamine (via H2 ...

The parietal lobe lies above the occipital lobe, and its primary function is to integrate sensory information, such as vision, but also touch and sound.

Needle biopsy of the parietal pleura is a simple procedure without undue risk. The technic is described. This report deals with the first 20 patients who were subjected to this procedure.

The parietal layer lines the inner regions of the fibrous pericardium, while the visceral layer lines the outer layer of the heart and is therefore also known as the epicardium.

This article explores the relation between spatial attention and feature integration in a parietal patient. When the patient had to focus her attention in the middle of the visual field by performing ...