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Our Touchy Feely Parietal Lobes

    Have you noticed the Parietal lobes tend to receive less attention than their flashy neighbour the Frontal lobes  and other lobes of the brain? Maybe it’s because they tend to be more on the touchy-feely side of life. That softer sensory side we don’t like to talk about. We tend to prefer those flashy intellectual functions other parts of the brain are better known for. Or maybe it is because what they do is tricky to explain. Or maybe they just sit up there on top of our heads, doing their job, forlorn and forgotten until something goes wrong.   Today we give the Parietal Lobes their day in the sun. An attempt at a simple rundown on what they do, and what happens when they are damaged.   Quick Parietal Lobe Anatomy Lesson       A couple of basics before I launch into the detail: There are two Parietal lobes – a left and a right. They have…

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