Parietal Lobe

Hierarchy level in atlas is 2: 1 superstructures include it.

abbreviation: Parietal lobe

Abbreviation

Parietal lobe

Species

Macaque

Description of part

The lobe is not specifically defined, but mentioned more as a "holder" of several cortical areas, defined on different criteria. It is assumed the "border" regions do not cross in the neighboring lobes.

Part type

gray matter

Nomenclature

Felleman & van Essen

Endorsement

The approach used by the collator Mihail Bota is not endorsed by the author of the nomenclature.

Reference

Author: Felleman D.J. & Van Essen D.C.
Title: Distributed hierarchical processing in the primate cerebral cortex
Title of Book: Cereb Cortex
Volume: 1
Year: 1991
Number: 1
Pages: 1-47