The surface of the occipital lobe is a series of folds, including ridges called gyri and depressions called sulci. Because there is no ordered structure to the occipital lobe, scientists use these ...

Your cerebral cortex is divided into two hemispheres. Each hemisphere is divided into four lobes. The occipital lobe is the smallest lobe of your brain. It makes up around 12% of the surface area ...

The occipital lobe hosts the primary visual cortex ... In addition to producing images, the neocortex and its associated structures are responsible for coordinating external stimuli to allow ...

The brain stem contains vital structures including the medulla oblongata ... memory and emotion. The occipital lobe - This is the visual processing centre of the brain and contains the largest ...

Nested deeper within the brain are essential structures such as the ... the temporal lobe, the parietal lobe, and the occipital lobe—with one of each on either half of the brain.

Glioblastoma Multiforme (Occipital Lobe). T1-weighted axial MRIs. Note the large mass in the right medial occipital lobe that crosses the midline through the splenium of the corpus callosum. There is ...

However, when strokes occur solely in the posterior cerebral artery — the artery that supplies the occipital lobes and surrounding structures — disability and death are less likely.