parietal

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Culham JC (2004) Human brain Imaging reveals a parietal area specialized for grasping.

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  1. adjective Relating to or forming the wall of a body part, organ, or cavity.
  2. adjective Of or relating to either of the parietal bones.
  3. adjective Botany Borne on the inside of the ovary wall. Used of the ovules or placentas in flowering plants.
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  • The doctors confirmed that he had a full blown stroke, located in the parietal area of the brain. —  Enter the Laughter
  • With the help of functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI), the researchers have also found that children with developmental dyscalculia show atypical activation patterns in a part of the brain called the parietal cortex. —  dailyindia.com News Feed
  • Culham JC (2004) Human brain Imaging reveals a parietal area specialized for grasping. —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • Bilateral Activity Within the Anterior Intraparietal Sulcus In both humans and monkeys AIP is an important component of the parietal-premotor circuit known to be involved in the transformation of an object's intrinsic properties into specific grips —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • Ehrsson HH, Fagergren E, Forssberg H (2001) Differential fronto-parietal activation depending on force used in a precision grip task: an fMRI study. —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
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  1. Middle English, from Late Latin parietālis, of a wall, from Latin pariēs, pariet-, wall.

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  1. = French pariétal = Spanish Portuguese parietal = Italian parietale, from Late Latin parietalis, belonging to walls, from Latin paries (pariet-), wall.
 

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