occipital lobe
noun
: the posterior lobe of each cerebral hemisphere that bears the visual cortex and has the form of a 3-sided pyramid
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The occipital lobe is where the brain processes vision. 
Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 27 July 2022 These MRIs showed neurological connections between the dog’s occipital lobe and olfactory bulb. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 27 July 2022 First, look at the fit system: typically a dial at the back that tightens the helmet around your occipital lobe. Joe Lindsey, Outside Online, 19 June 2022 The Chemist’s pills target the part of the brain that houses creativity, the occipital lobe, and cranks it up to ten. Kelly Mcclure, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2021 It is usually caused by damage to the fusiform gyrus in the posterior temporal lobe and anterior portion of the occipital lobe. Daniel Gibbs, Scientific American, 21 Apr. 2021 Maybe take a brief break from staring at the blank page before you, open up that dirty window, and feel the TikTok algorithm on your exhausted occipital lobe. Halle Kiefer, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2021 But localizationists had long ago demonstrated that vision occurs in the occipital lobe, which is located at the back of the brain. Grace Huckins, Wired, 17 Aug. 2020 Afarensis's occipital lobe, or the brain's visual center, was located toward the front of the skull, similar to modern apes. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 2 Apr. 2020 See More
Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 27 July 2022 These MRIs showed neurological connections between the dog’s occipital lobe and olfactory bulb. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 27 July 2022 First, look at the fit system: typically a dial at the back that tightens the helmet around your occipital lobe. Joe Lindsey, Outside Online, 19 June 2022 The Chemist’s pills target the part of the brain that houses creativity, the occipital lobe, and cranks it up to ten. Kelly Mcclure, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2021 It is usually caused by damage to the fusiform gyrus in the posterior temporal lobe and anterior portion of the occipital lobe. Daniel Gibbs, Scientific American, 21 Apr. 2021 Maybe take a brief break from staring at the blank page before you, open up that dirty window, and feel the TikTok algorithm on your exhausted occipital lobe. Halle Kiefer, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2021 But localizationists had long ago demonstrated that vision occurs in the occipital lobe, which is located at the back of the brain. Grace Huckins, Wired, 17 Aug. 2020 Afarensis's occipital lobe, or the brain's visual center, was located toward the front of the skull, similar to modern apes. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 2 Apr. 2020 See More Word History
First Known Use
1861, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
occipital lobe
noun
: the posterior lobe of each cerebral hemisphere that is separated medially from the parietal lobe by the parieto-occipital sulcus, is indistinctly separated more laterally from the temporal and parietal lobes, bears the visual areas, and has the form of a 3-sided pyramid