Five questions you’re likely asking too ... about your parietal lobes…. Ok... I'll admit that parietal lobes are less discussed than other parts of the brain…. But they are no less fascinating to the curious ... or vital to your workday! In fact … without healthy function in this area of your brain … you could show up for work naked!
1). Why should you bring past experiences into all new learning? The answer is simple … because your parietal lobes take in information from all five senses … processes that information … and integrate new learning with past experiences and memories to show images of what you learn. 
2. What happens when your parietal lobes kick in at work? You might observe an engineer’s demonstration … smell gas or smoke … hear your boss bark a demand… or feel the rhythmic clicks of your computer keyboard – all because this amazing brain part’s working in your favor.
3. What dividends can you expect from the right parietal lobe? It helps you to visualize places, and events, to feel pain or heat, and to navigate … all through its ability to interpret and apply sensory information. It also communicates and interprets messages from the rest of the body and helps control body movements. It’s in this area of the brain that you integrate images of shapes, sizes, and weights into general perceptions of large or long or small, for example.
4. What happens to a damaged right parietal lobe? Grooming is controlled from your right parietal lobe. Choose that special suit for the day, change your hair style or brush your teeth … or perform simple grooming from your parietal skills. Did you know that damage to the parietal lobe can cause a condition known as… contralateral neglect … where it’s as if one side of your body is missing completely.
5. Does your left parietal lobe’s offering differ? Yes, the left lobe controls mathematical and language skills and injury to this part of the brain can disrupt your ability to understand, integrate ideas, guess weights or imagine textures that are described to you in the staff room.
Would you agree that this area of the brain should not be under-valued? If so you might also enjoy the latest research at Harvard on this topic....What do you think?
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