BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR
BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY
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Reasoning, decision making, motor skills
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Processing tactile sensory information
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Interpreting sounds and language
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Interpreting visual stimuli
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Detailed explanation-1: -What is the Function of the Parietal Lobe? The parietal lobe is vital for sensory perception and integration, including the management of taste, hearing, sight, touch, and smell. It is home to the brain’s primary sensory area, a region where the brain interprets input from other areas of the body.
Detailed explanation-2: -The somatosensory cortex in the front part of the parietal lobe resides in two areas: the postcentral gyrus and the posterior paracentral lobule. It helps process and interpret touch sensations and helps discriminate between them.
Detailed explanation-3: -Areas in the parietal lobe are responsible for integrating sensory information, including touch, temperature, pressure and pain.
Detailed explanation-4: -Below is a list of some of the associated functions of the parietal lobes: Perception of the body Perception and integration of somatosensory information (e.g. touch, pain, pressure and temperature).