occipital

Modifies a noun

• condyle: The foramen magnum is flanked by two large knobs or occipital condyles that form a joint with the first cervical vertebra of the neck.
• lobe: The affected area was located in the right occipital lobe, which controls vision on the left side of both eyes.
• cortex: In contrast, lateral occipital cortex responded more strongly to object changes than to spatial changes.
• epilepsy: Changes in the posterior background activity may be helpful in occipital lobe epilepsy.
• bone: A screw has been inserted into the middle of the occipital bone, which may have served some display purpose.
• seizure: With occipital lobe seizures, the child may see flashing lights for a few seconds.

Modifying Another Word

then: The joined up path that signals travel down from retina to optic nerve then optic chiasm then occipital lobe is called the visual pathway.

Noun used with modifier

and/or: Assemblies representing words of this category would be distributed over perisylvian and visual cortices in parietal, temporal and/or occipital lobes.