MEDICINE MCQ
NEUROLOGY
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Question
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The parietal lobe is linked to which cognitive functions?
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sensory and spatial perception and comprehension
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vision and visual perception
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planning, thinking, behaviour and personality
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long term memory, auditory, perception, face and object recognition
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The results of this study indicate that the cognitive processing of language within the parietal lobe is confined to the AG and that the major contribution of parietal cortex to communication is in the sensorimotor control of writing.
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