Parietal association cortex
The parietal association cortex is an area of the cerebral cortex . It is located in the area of the parietal lobe (parietal lobe) behind the somatosensitive cortex and has a typical fine-tissue structure ( homotypical isocortical histology ). According to Brodmann , the cyto-architectural areas 7, 39 and 40 are assigned to him.
The task of the parietal association cortex is probably the spatial integration, so it also plays a certain role in the creation of motor programs (→ motor cortex ). The hemisphere that is not language-dominant (hemisphere of the brain - usually the right one) is usually functionally superior to the other. Isolated deficits lead to neuropsychological phenomena such as hemineglect (one-sided spatial perception disorder ) and astereognosia (inability to perceive objects tactilely).
literature
- Otto Detlev Creutzfeldt : Cortex cerebri. Springer (1983). ISBN 3540121935
- K. Zilles, G. Rehkämper: Functional Neuroanatomy. Springer, Berlin 1993. ISBN 3-540-54690-1
- D. Drenckhahn, W. Zenker: Benninghoff. Anatomy. Urban & Schwarzenberg, Munich 1994 ISBN 3-541-00255-7
