parietal lobe

noun

: the middle division of each cerebral hemisphere that contains an area concerned with bodily sensations

Examples of parietal lobe in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The people who had higher negativity bias were found to have reduced blood flow in the frontal, temporal and parietal lobes — regions critical for decision-making, memory and emotional regulation, according to Amen. —Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2025

SoA relies on a complex network of brain regions, including the frontal and parietal lobes and the cerebellum. —Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 11 June 2025

For example, the simple act of reaching for a cup involves sensory neurons detecting the cup’s location, the brain processing this information in regions like the parietal lobe, and motor neurons in the frontal lobe initiating the physical action. —Quora, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024

Doctors did find a benign cyst in her parietal lobe, a part of the brain involved in sensation and perception. —Sandra G. Boodman, Washington Post, 13 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for parietal lobe

• bathrobe
• earlobe
• microbe
• niobe
• wardrobe
• globe
• jobe
• probe
• robe
• strobe
• microprobe

Medical Definition

parietal lobe

noun

: the middle division of each cerebral hemisphere that is situated behind the central sulcus, above the sylvian fissure, and in front of the parieto-occipital sulcus and that contains an area concerned with bodily sensations