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Noun: occipital cortex
  1. That part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying in the back of the head
    "The occipital cortex is primarily responsible for visual processing";
    - occipital lobe

Type of: lobe

Part of: cerebral cortex, cerebral mantle, cortex, pallium

Encyclopedia: Occipital cortex