The parietal lobe is a region of the brain that is responsible for processing and interpreting sensory information from the outside world, mainly relating to touch, taste, temperature, and pain. It is located near the back and top of the head and is one of the brains five lobes. The parietal lobe is a major sensory processing hub for the brain and combines information from multiple senses into a usable form. It helps you understand where you are in relation to other things that your senses are picking up around you and plays a key role in how you understand where things are around you. The parietal lobe also helps you learn each time you plan and carry out complex, precise movements, such as writing or doing math by hand. Additionally, it is involved in integrating sensory information among various modalities into a deeper meaning, which allows individuals to locate exactly where they are physically and guides movements in a three-dimensional space (i.e., proprioception) . The parietal lobe is also responsible for a persons ability to judge size, shape, and distance, as well as the interpretation of symbols, including those in written and spoken language, mathematical problems, and codes and puzzles.