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1. Glossary

Calcarine sulcus

Cerebral sulcus that divides the median, inwardly located portion of the occipital lobe.

1. Glossary

Occipital lobe

One of the four large lobes of the cerebral cortex. The occipital lobe lies above the cerebellum. It borders the parietal and temporal lobes at the front. The calcarine sulcus divides the occipital lobe into an upper and lower half, the cuneus and the lingual gyrus. Functionally, this area of the brain is responsible for the central processing of visual information – both the primary and secondary visual cortex are located in the occipital lobe.