parietal lobe (pa rye' it ul)

• It is important for aspects of somesthetic sensation (i.e. touch, kinesthesia, pain), taste, and other sophisticated perceptive abilities.

• An example of the latter would be the receptive speech area (Wernicke's area) which is in the inferior part of the parietal lobe on the left side regardless of which hemisphere is dominant for handedness.

• The parietal lobe of the right hemisphere appears to be especially important for perceiving spatial relationships.

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Wernicke Aphasia