The portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the back of the head; includes the visual areas, which receive visual information from the opposite visual field.

• A. Frontal Lobes
• B. Limbic System
• C. Occipital Lobes
• D. Parietal Lobes

Answer: (C)

Occipital lobes form the visual processing center at the back of the brain. They house the primary visual cortex and nearby areas that analyze aspects of vision such as light, color, motion, and form. A key feature is contralateral processing: information from the opposite visual field is received by the opposite occipital lobe, so stimuli from the left visual field are processed by the right occipital cortex and vice versa. This sets occipital lobes apart from other regions: the frontal lobes sit at the front and guide planning and movement, the limbic system underlies emotion and memory, and the parietal lobes handle touch and spatial processing.