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The occipital lobe is located at the back of the brain, and it contains many important brain structures, such as the primary visual cortex and the associative visual areas.
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The Occipital Lobe and VisionOn the right is a model of the pathway of visual signals from the eye to the occipital lobe. On the way to the occipital lobe, signals pass from the retina to the optic nerves, optic chiasm and optic tracts, to the lateral geniculate nucleus (in the thalamus), and is eventually processed by the primary visual cortex in the occipital lobe. Use the interactive model to learn more about this pathway!
Additional ResourcesCheck out these links for more information on the occipital lobe!
The Human Memory: human-memory.net/occipital-brain-lobe/ Brain Made Simple: https://brainmadesimple.com/occipital-lobe/ Visual Processing Pathway: emedicine.medscape.com/article/1948576-overview |
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