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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At just 24, she was diagnosed with a brain tumor in her left occipital lobe and epilepsy.
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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
In the male brain, the thinning was limited to only two regions, both in the occipital lobe, which affects distance and depth perception, face recognition and memory.
—Patrick Martin, NBC News, 9 Sep. 2024
In humans, though, it was confined primarily to the junction of the brain’s temporal, parietal and occipital lobes, a region involved in multiple features of consciousness, including visual, auditory and motion processing.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 14 May 2024
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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
In the male brain, the thinning was limited to only two regions, both in the occipital lobe, which affects distance and depth perception, face recognition and memory.
—Patrick Martin, NBC News, 9 Sep. 2024
In humans, though, it was confined primarily to the junction of the brain’s temporal, parietal and occipital lobes, a region involved in multiple features of consciousness, including visual, auditory and motion processing.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 14 May 2024
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“Occipital lobe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/occipital%20lobe. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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