Behind it is the lateral part of the parieto-occipital sulcus, around the end of which it is joined to the occipital lobe by a curved gyrus, the arcus parietooccipitalis.

Below, it is separated from the inferior parietal lobule by the horizontal portion of the intraparietal sulcus.

[2] In addition to spatial cognition and visual perception, it has also been associated with reasoning, working memory, and attention.

There are major white matter pathway connections with the superior parietal lobule such as the Cingulum, SLF I, superior parietal lobule connections of the Medial longitudinal fasciculus and other newly described superior parietal white matter connections.

[4][5] Damage to the superior parietal lobule can cause contralateral astereognosis and hemispatial neglect.