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Occipital lobe

The occipital lobe is one of the four major lobes of the cerebral cortex in the brain of mammals. The name derives from its position at the back of the head, from the Latin ob, 'behind', and caput, 'head'.

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Artery
Posterior cerebral artery
FMA
67325
Latin
lobus occipitalis
MeSH
D009778
NeuroLex ID
birnlex_1136
NeuroNames
140

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Occipital lobe

Nodes60
Edges59
Triples43
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.033333
Components1

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Occipital lobe

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related to Function · 11
Occipital lobe → Although, DM, Each, It, MT, Primary, The, V2, V3, V4, V5
related to Epilepsy · 8
Occipital lobe → Idiopathic, Occipital, Patients, Recent, Symptomatic, These, They, TV
related to Additional images · 6
Occipital lobe → Base, Deep, Drawing, Horizontal, Occipital, Superior
related to Clinical significance · 4
Occipital lobe → Damage, If, Lesions, Occipital
related to Structure · 4
Occipital lobe → At, Located, The, They
Artery · 1
Occipital lobe → Posterior cerebral artery
FMA · 1
Occipital lobe → 67325
Latin · 1
Occipital lobe → lobus occipitalis
MeSH · 1
Occipital lobe → D009778
NeuroLex ID · 1
Occipital lobe → birnlex_1136

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occipital visual lobe cortex brain lobes v1 area lesions processing called medial areas stream information stimuli seizures primary sulcus cerebral

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Occipital lobeArteryPosterior cerebral artery1.00infobox
Occipital lobeFMA673251.00infobox
Occipital lobeLatinlobus occipitalis1.00infobox
Occipital lobeMeSHD0097781.00infobox
Occipital lobeNeuroLex IDbirnlex_11361.00infobox
Occipital lobeNeuroNames1401.00infobox
Occipital lobePart ofCerebrum1.00infobox
Occipital lobeTA254801.00infobox
Occipital lobeTA98A14.1.09.1321.00infobox
Occipital lobeis avisual processing center of the mammalian brain0.90text
Occipital loberelated to Additional imagesBase0.60section
Occipital loberelated to Additional imagesDrawing0.60section

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