Language, empathy, attention - as different as these abilities may be, one brain region is involved in all these processes: The inferior parietal lobe (IPL). Yet until now it was unclear exactly what ...

An acquired difficulty in the ability to write is commonly seen in association with disorders of language, but in contrast to a selective difficulty with reading, its occurrence as an isolated sign of ...

The parietal lobe is located near the center of the brain, behind the frontal lobe, in front of the occipital lobe, and above the temporal lobe. The parietal lobe contains an area known as the primary ...