Anatomía y funciones del lóbulo parietal — Áreas anteriores y córtex somatosensorial

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NEUROPSICOLOGIA Lóbulos Parietais Manuela Leite, PhD INTRODUÇÃO • «La corteza parietal procesa e integra la información somatosensitiva y visual, especialmente, en relación el control del movimiento» (Kolb & Whishaw, 2009, p. 345). • «The parietal lobes are the senior executive of the physical- body-in-space and maintains one's personal image of the body, both physical and visual. The parietal lobes receives distinct sensory impressions from the entire body and can feel "pain" or a bug crawling on one's arm, leg, or face» (Rhawn, 2000). INTRODUÇÃO • «It is the parietal lobe which guides the movement of the body in space, coordinating body movement while running, walking, skipping, or climbing over obstacles. • The parietal lobe are also considered a "lobe of the hand" and receives sensory sensations from the bones, tendons, muscles, and skin of the hand, and guides the movement of the hand in visual-space. Therefore, the ability to reach for and manipulate a tool, open and remove the cap from a bottle and pour the contents into a glass, are made possible by the parietal lobe in association with the frontal motor areas and the visual córtex». (Rhawn, 2000). LÓBULOS PARIETAIS - ANATO...