occipital lobe
noun
: the posterior lobe of each cerebral hemisphere that bears the visual cortex and has the form of a 3-sided pyramid
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The results showed brain damage in the back of Bo's brain, near his occipital lobe.
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Jordan Greene, People.com, 19 June 2025
The photon detectors were clustered over two brain regions: the occipital lobes in the back of the brain, which are responsible for visual processing, and temporal lobes on each side of the brain, which are responsible for auditory processing.
—Conor Feehly, Scientific American, 16 June 2025
At just 24, she was diagnosed with a brain tumor in her left occipital lobe and epilepsy.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
Sometimes the occipital lobe is also affected, which can affect a person's vision.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
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Jordan Greene, People.com, 19 June 2025
The photon detectors were clustered over two brain regions: the occipital lobes in the back of the brain, which are responsible for visual processing, and temporal lobes on each side of the brain, which are responsible for auditory processing.
—Conor Feehly, Scientific American, 16 June 2025
At just 24, she was diagnosed with a brain tumor in her left occipital lobe and epilepsy.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
Sometimes the occipital lobe is also affected, which can affect a person's vision.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for occipital lobe
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“Occipital lobe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/occipital%20lobe. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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