Functions

Question 1

Parietal lobes play a critical role in constructing

Answer 1

personal identity and consciousness.

Question 2

Parietal lobes are connected to the insular cortex and frontal lobes

Answer 2

forming a complex circuitry for conscious perception of actions.

Question 3

Parietal lobes contribute to attributing

Answer 3

body parts to oneself even without motor actions.

Question 4

Activations in the parietal lobes are often more extensive

Answer 4

in the right hemisphere, which is important for body perception.

Question 5

Prefrontal regions are necessary for analyzing

Answer 5

one’s reality and supporting other forms of awareness.

Question 6

The right parietal lobe represents one’s body,

Answer 6

while the left parietal lobe represents motor acts.

Question 7

Attention and intention are involved in

Answer 7

achieving awareness of one’s subjective reality and a dynamic sense of the body.

Question 8

The parietal lobes contribute to a

Answer 8

sense of agency and the perception of one’s own body in action.