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Cerebral cortex

Occipital Lobe

visual cortex

Primary and higher visual areas build edges, colour, motion and scenes.

Frontal LobeParietal LobeTemporal LobeOccipital LobeInsula
Volume salience
64
Connectivity
78
Clinical load
62
Research density
80

Key functions

  • edges
  • colour
  • motion
  • scene parsing

Clinical note

Damage can cause cortical blindness even when the eyes are healthy.

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What do the meter numbers mean?
Relative 0–100 teaching marks for browsing — not imaging biomarkers or severity scores.
Is this a diagnosis map?
No. Educational anatomy with editorial meters — not clinical advice.