Occipital Lobe
Hierarchy level in atlas is 2: 1 superstructures include it.
abbreviation: Occipital lobeAbbreviation
Occipital lobe
Species
Macaque
Description of part
The lobe is not specifically defined, but mentioned more as a "holder" of several cortical areas, defined on different criteria. It is assumed the "border" regions do not cross in the neighboring lobes.
Part type
gray matter
Nomenclature
Felleman & van Essen
Endorsement
The approach used by the collator Mihail Bota is not endorsed by the author of the nomenclature.
Reference
Author:
Felleman D.J. & Van Essen D.C.
Title:
Distributed hierarchical processing in the primate cerebral cortex
Title of Book:
Cereb Cortex
Volume:
1
Year:
1991
Number:
1
Pages:
1-47
Major subparts
| Name | Type |
| V4 transitional | gray matter |
| Visual area V3 | gray matter |
| Ventral posterior | gray matter |
| Visual area V1 | gray matter |
| Visual area V2 | gray matter |
| Visual area V3A | gray matter |
| Visual area V4 | gray matter |
| Middle temporal | gray matter |
| Ventral occipitotemporal | gray matter |
