Parietal operculum
| Brain: Parietal operculum | |
|---|---|
 Human operculum (parietal operculum is upper right of shaded area) | |
| Latin | Operculum parietale |
| TA | A14.1.09.126 |
| FMA | FMA:74889 |
In the human brain, the parietal operculum is an area of the parietal lobe that, with portions of the temporal and frontal lobes, forms the operculum that covers the insula. The part of the parietal operculum that forms the ceiling of the lateral sulcus functions as the secondary somatosensory cortex.
Albert Einstein's brain
Contrary to the literature, Einstein’s brain is not spherical has non-confluent Sylvian and inferior postcentral sulci.[1]
Opinions differ on whether Einstein’s brain possessed parietal opercula. Falk, et al. claim the brain does have parietal opercula [2] while Witelson et al. claim it does not.[3]
Einstein's inferior parietal lobe (which is responsible for mathematical thought, visuospatial cognition, and imagery of movement) was 15% larger than average.[4]
References
- ↑ "The cerebral cortex of Albert Einstein: a description and preliminary analysis of unpublished photographs". Brain (Oxford University Press). Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ↑ "The cerebral cortex of Albert Einstein: a description and preliminary analysis of unpublished photographs". Brain (Oxford University Press). Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ↑ Witelson SF, Kigar DL, Harvey T (June 1999). "The exceptional brain of Albert Einstein". Lancet 353 (9170): 2149–53. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(98)10327-6. PMID 10382713.
- ↑ Witelson SF, Kigar DL, Harvey T (June 1999). "The exceptional brain of Albert Einstein". Lancet 353 (9170): 2149–53. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(98)10327-6. PMID 10382713.
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