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The inferior parietal lobule and temporoparietal junction: A network perspective
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Information processing in specialized, spatially distributed brain networks underlies the diversity and complexity of our cognitive and behavioral repertoire. Networks converge at a small number of hubs - highly connected regions that are central for multimodal integration and higher-order cognition. We review one major network hub of the human brain: the inferior parietal lobule and the overlapping temporoparietal junction (IPL/TPJ). The IPL is greatly expanded in humans compared to other primates and matures late in human development, consistent with its importance in higher-order functions. Evidence from neuroimaging studies suggests that the IPL/TPJ participates in a broad range of behaviors and functions, from bottom-up perception to cognitive capacities that are uniquely human. The organization of the IPL/TPJ is challenging to study due to the complex anatomy and high inter-individual variability of this cortical region. In this review we aimed to synthesize findings from anatomical and functional studies of the IPL/TPJ that used neuroimaging at rest and during a wide range of tasks. The first half of the review describes subdivisions of the IPL/TPJ identified using cytoarchitectonics, resting-state functional connectivity analysis and structural connectivity methods. The second half of the article reviews IPL/TPJ activations and network participation in bottom-up attention, lower-order self-perception, undirected thinking, episodic memory and social cognition. The central theme of this review is to discuss how network nodes within the IPL/TPJ are organized and how they participate in human perception and cognition.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Igelström, K. M., & Graziano, M. S. A.
- Affiliations
- Princeton University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Igelström, Kajsa M.
- Venue
- Neuropsychologia
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2017-10
- Volume
- 105
- Pages
- 70-83
- ISSN
- 0028-3932 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2569940591
- Cited by
- 367
- References
- 191
- Citations by year
- 2026: 30 · 2025: 57 · 2024: 48 · 2023: 36 · 2022: 53 · 2021: 43 · 2020: 45 · 2019: 28 · 2018: 19 · 2017: 8
- FWCI
- 3.06
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Neuropsychologia (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Princeton Neuroscience Institute Innovation Fund
- Simons Foundation (458785)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Spatial Neglect and Hemispheric Dysfunction
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Keywords
- inferior parietal lobule, temporoparietal junction, brain networks, network hubs, cytoarchitecture, resting-state functional connectivity, structural connectivity, bottom-up attention, self-perception, episodic memory, social cognition, human cognition, human evolution, brain development
- MeSH terms
- Attention, Brain Mapping, Cognition, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Models, Neurological, Nerve Net, Parietal Lobe, Temporal Lobe
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