A key hub for integrating sensory information, spatial awareness, and attention control. Plays a major role in guiding movement and coordinating [[perception]] with action. ## Connected Regions - [[Prefrontal Cortex]] - [[Frontoparietal Control Network (FPCN)]] - [[Dorsal Attention Network]] - [[Visual Cortex]] - [[Somatosensory Cortex]] ## Functions - Integrates visual, auditory, and somatosensory inputs into a coherent spatial map - Directs attention and eye movements toward relevant stimuli - Guides motor planning and coordination - Supports working memory for spatial tasks - Contributes to numerical cognition and abstract reasoning ## Subregions - **Superior Parietal Lobule (SPL)**: visuospatial processing, sensorimotor integration - **Inferior Parietal Lobule (IPL)**: attention reorientation, context integration - **Precuneus**: self-referential thought, visuospatial imagery ## Clinical Notes - Damage leads to **hemispatial neglect** (ignoring one side of space) - Dysregulation implicated in **[[ADHD]]** (attention deficits) and **Alzheimer’s disease** - Integral to large-scale networks for **[[goal-directed behavior]]** and **attention control**