Table 1.

Neuropsychological studies of spatial working memory as assessed by recall or recognition in patients with putative parietal lobe damage. Note that in many studies precise cerebral localization was not provided. Only published articles testing recognition or recall of spatial WM were included. Abbreviations: Bi = bilateral, Case = case study, Corsi = Corsi block-tapping task, hemi = hemisphere, inf = inferior, L = left, R = Right, PPC = posterior parietal cortex, PFC = prefrontal cortex, 2AFC = two-alternative forced-choice.

Authors	Task	Lesion Sites	Impaired Performance
De Renzi & Nichelli, 1975	Recall: Corsi	L hemi, R hemi	R hemi
De Renzi et al., 1977	Recall: Corsi	R hemi, R hemi with visual field defect	R hemi with visual field defect
Hanley et al., 1991	Recall: Corsi	R hemi, Case	R hemi
Markowitsch et al., 1999	Recall: Corsi	L angular gyrus, Case	No difference
Della Sala et al., 1999	Recall: Pattern Span, Corsi	R hemi, L hemi, Bi hemi	No difference
Kessels et al., 2000	Recall: Corsi	R hemi, L hemi, Bi hemi, subcortical	R hemi
Postma et al., 2000	Recall: Perceptual Localization (2AFC)	R hemi, L hemi	R hemi, L hemi
Kessels et al., 2002	Recall: Object-Location Conjunction, Locations, Corsi, Maze learning	L hemi, R hemi, Bi hemi, Anterior (frontal, temporal), Posterior (occipital, parietal)	Conjunction: L hemi, R hemi, Posterior Location: R hemi, Corsi: no difference Maze: R hemi, Bi Hemi
Pisella et al., 2004	Old/new recognition: Locations	R PPC + neglect, non-PPC + neglect	R PPC neglect
Malhotra et al., 2005	Recall/Recognition: Vertical Corsi	R PPC + neglect; R PPC non-neglect	R lateral PPC neglect
Van Asselen et al., 2006	Recall: Corsi	R PFC, L PFC, R PPC, L PPC	No differences
Nys et al., 2006	Recall: Corsi	R hemi + neglect, L hemi + neglect, Bi hemi + neglect,	L hemi + neglect, R hemi + neglect, Bi hemi + neglect
Baldo & Dronkers, 2006	Recall: Corsi	L inf PPC, L inf frontal	L inf PPC
Berryhill & Olson, 2008	Old/new recognition: Locations	R PPC	R PPC