The role of human left superior parietal lobule in body part localization.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
Electrophysiological data in primates suggest that the superior parietal lobule integrates the position of the limbs to construct complex representations of postures. Although in humans the neural basis of these mechanisms remains largely unknown, neuropsychological studies have implicated left superior parietal regions. We devised a simple functional magnetic resonance imaging paradigm aimed at exploring this hypothesis in healthy humans. Strong activation was obtained within the left but not the right superior parietal lobule, providing additional evidence that this structure may play a key role in body part localization processing.
Medical subject headings
- Awareness
- Body Image
- Brain Mapping
- Parietal Lobe
- Space Perception