It serves as a point of convergence between vision and proprioception to determine where objects are in relation to parts of the body.

Situated posterior to the primary somatosensory cortex (Brodmann areas 3, 1 and 2), and superior to the occipital lobe, this region is believed to play a role in visuo-motor coordination (e.g., in reaching to grasp an object).

[2] This function in language has been theorized to stem from how these two regions play a vital role in generating conscious constructs of objects in the world.

[3] Brodmann area 7 spans both the medial and lateral walls of the parietal cortex.

Brodmann area 7 is a subdivision of the cytoarchitecturally defined parietal region of cerebral cortex in Guenon primates.