Human Brain (Superior View)

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Occipital Lobe

The Human Brain is divided into two cerebral hemispheres called the cerebrum. The surface of each hemisphere is thrown into folds, or gyri. Each hemisphere can be divided into four lobes. There areas are frontal, occipital, temporal, and parietal.

The Occipital lobe of each cerebral hemisphere is concerened with vision. Damage to one optic nerve in front of the optic chaiasma causes complete blindness in that eye. What is interesting is damage to one optic tract behind the chiasma results in partial blindness to each eye.

Occipital Lobe image