The two occipital lobes are the smallest of four paired lobes in the human brain.
Located in the rearmost portion of the skull, the occipital lobes are part of the posterior cerebrum.
The lobes of the brain are named from the overlying bone and the occipital bone overlies the occipital lobes.

The lobes rest on the tentorium cerebelli, a process of dura mater that separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
They are structurally isolated in their respective cerebral hemispheres by the separation of the cerebral fissure.
At the front edge of the occipital lobe are several occipital gyri, which are separated by lateral occipital sulcus.

The occipital aspects along the inside face of each hemisphere are divided by the calcarine sulcus.
Above the medial, Y-shaped sulcus lies the cuneus, and the area below the sulcus is the lingual gyrus.

Damage to the primary visual areas of the occipital lobe can cause partial or complete blindness.
The two occipital lobes are the smallest of four paired lobes in the human brain. Located in the rearmost portion of the skull, the occipital lobes are part of the posterior cerebrum. The lobes of the brain are named from the overlying bone and the occipital bone overlies the occipital lobes.
The lobes rest on the tentorium cerebelli, a process of dura mater that separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum. They are structurally isolated in their respective cerebral hemispheres by the separation of the cerebral fissure. At the front edge of the occipital lobe are several occipital gyri, which are separated by lateral occipital sulcus.
The occipital aspects along the inside face of each hemisphere are divided by the calcarine sulcus. Above the medial, Y-shaped sulcus lies the cuneus, and the area below the sulcus is the lingual gyrus.
Damage to the primary visual areas of the occipital lobe can cause partial or complete blindness.
Occipital lobe