Transverse occipital sulcus
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The transverse occipital sulcus is a structure in the occipital lobe
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The transverse occipital sulcus is continuous with the posterior end of the occipital ramus of the intraparietal sulcus
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Occipital lobe
The occipital lobe is the visual processing center of the mammalian brain containing most of the anatomical region of the visual cortex. The primary visual cortex is Brodmann area 17, commonly called V1...
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The transverse occipital sulcus is continuous with the posterior end of the occipital ramus of the intraparietal sulcus
Intraparietal sulcus
The intraparietal sulcus is located on the lateral surface of the parietal lobe, and consists of an oblique and a horizontal portion. The IPS contains a series of functionally distinct subregions that have been intensively investigated using both single cell neurophysiology in primates and human...
, and runs across the upper part of the lobe, a short distance behind the parietoöccipital fissure
Parietoöccipital fissure
Only a small part of the Parietooccipital Fissure is seen on the lateral surface of the hemisphere, its chief part being on the medial surface....
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