The occipital lobe is one of the four major lobes of the cerebral cortex in the brain of mammals. The name derives from its position at the back of the...

areas. The parietal lobe is positioned above the occipital lobe and behind the frontal lobe and central sulcus. The parietal lobe integrates sensory information...

occipital lobe sits directly above the cerebellum and is situated posterior to the Parieto-occipital sulcus, or parieto-occipital sulcus. This lobe is...

Occipital epilepsy is a neurological disorder that arises from excessive neural activity in the occipital lobe of the brain that may or may not be symptomatic...

that are associated with alien hand syndrome are the frontal, occipital, and parietal lobes.[unreliable medical source?] "Alien behavior" can be distinguished...

like a shallow dish. The occipital bone overlies the occipital lobes of the cerebrum. At the base of the skull in the occipital bone, there is a large oval...

parietal lobe is defined by three anatomical boundaries: The central sulcus separates the parietal lobe from the frontal lobe; the parieto-occipital sulcus...

multimodal hallucinations complex partial seizures (temporal lobe epilepsy) Occipital lobe signs usually involve visual sensation, and may include:[citation...

The occipital gyri (OcG) are three gyri in parallel, along the lateral portion of the occipital lobe, also referred to as a composite structure in the...

bun Occipital condyle Occipital groove Occipital lobe Occipital plane Occipital pole Occipital ridge Occipital scales Occipital triangle Occipital vein...

scintillating scotoma retinal break or detachment occipital lobe infarction (similar to occipital stroke) sensory deprivation (ophthalmopathic hallucinations)...

into two hemispheres, each consisting of four lobes – the frontal, temporal, parietal and occipital lobes. A focal seizure is generated in and affects...

lobes – the frontal lobe, parietal lobe, temporal lobe, and occipital lobe. Three other lobes are included by some sources which are a central lobe,...

posterior horn extends backward into the occipital lobe, and an anterior horn extends farther into the frontal lobe. Each lateral ventricle takes the form...

right occipital lobe), achromatopsia (a deficit in color perception often associated with unilateral or bilateral lesions in the temporo-occipital junction)...

cerebrum into the lobes of the brain. There are four main lobes: the frontal lobe, parietal lobe, temporal lobe, and occipital lobe. The insular cortex...

connect lobes and interlobular ducts connect lobules. The four main lobes of the brain the frontal lobe the parietal lobe the occipital lobe the temporal...

of a pair of cerebral arteries that supply oxygenated blood to the occipital lobe, part of the back of the human brain. The two arteries originate from...

The occipital lobes also process colors and shapes. Whereas the right occipital lobe interprets images from the left visual space, the left occipital lobe...

the occipital lobe), the spinal cord and the inferior colliculus. It sends efferents to the spinal cord, cerebellum, thalamus and occipital lobe via the...

between the cuneus and precuneus, and also between the parietal and occipital lobes. Only a small part can be seen on the lateral surface of the hemisphere...

pl.: cunei) is a smaller lobe in the occipital lobe of the brain. The cuneus is bounded anteriorly by the parieto-occipital sulcus and inferiorly by the...

as the lateral occipitotemporal gyrus, is part of the temporal lobe and occipital lobe in Brodmann area 37. The fusiform gyrus is located between the...

visuoperceptual capabilities, since the area of atrophy involves the occipital lobe responsible for visual processing. The atrophy is progressive; early...

blindness, including: Congenital abnormalities of the occipital lobe Head trauma to the occipital lobe of the brain Bilateral lesions of the primary visual...

an area within the cerebral cortex where the parietal, temporal and occipital lobes meet. High level of interpreting meaningful signals in the surrounding...

hemispheres: the occipital pole, the frontal pole, and the temporal pole. The central sulcus is a prominent fissure which separates the parietal lobe from the...

cerebral cortex that processes visual information. It is located in the occipital lobe. Sensory input originating from the eyes travels through the lateral...

Brodmann area 19, or BA 19, is part of the occipital lobe cortex in the human brain. Along with area 18, it comprises the extrastriate (or peristriate)...

distinct auditory systems as well. As visual information exits the occipital lobe, and as sound leaves the phonological network, it follows two main pathways...