GENERAL HISTOLOGY

NERVOUS SYSTEM SPECIAL SENSE

SPINALCORD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
You actually do ‘have eyes in the back of your head’ because this region of the brain responsible for visual processing is right above the cerebellum!
A
temporal lobe
B
sensory cortex
C
occipital lobe
D
gyri
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The occipital lobe is the major visual processing centre in the brain. The primary visual cortex, also known as V1, receives visual information from the eyes.

Detailed explanation-2: -The occipital lobe is a part of your brain located at the back of your head. Though it’s the smallest lobe of your brain, it’s still extremely important. That’s because the occipital lobe processes visual signals sent from your eyes.

Detailed explanation-3: -The occipital lobes sit at the back of the head and are responsible for visual perception, including colour, form and motion. Damage to the occipital lobe can include: Difficulty with locating objects in environment. Difficulty with identifying colours (Colour Agnosia)

Detailed explanation-4: -The visual cortex is the primary cortical region of the brain that receives, integrates, and processes visual information relayed from the retinas. It is in the occipital lobe of the primary cerebral cortex, which is in the most posterior region of the brain.

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