occipital region
The term occipital region refers to a cytoarchitecturally defined portion of the cerebral cortex. It occupies most of the occipital lobe and a portion of the temporal lobe. It is composed of the primary visual cortex, the area 18 of Brodmann (human) and the area 19 of Brodmann (human) ( Brodmann-1909 ).
Also known as
| Name | Language | Source | Source Citation | Source Title | Organism |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regio occipitalis | Latin | Brodmann-1909 | IV. Kapitel in Vergleichende Lokalisationslehre der Grosshirnrinde (Leipzig: Verlag von Johann Ambrosias Barth), 1909 | Beschreibung der einzelnen Hirnkarten | human |
| occipital region | English | Garey-1999 | Garey LK (translator/editor) Brodmann's 'Localisation in the Cerebral Cortex', Imperial College Press, London, 1999. | Brodmann's 'Localisation in the Cerebral Cortex' | guenon |