Sept. 10, 2004 — Total dream loss is a distinct neuropsychological dysfunction caused by deep bilateral occipital lobe damage and can occur in a setting of normal sleep architecture, including REM ...

Neuroimaging is recommended for any case that is suspicious for stroke, particularly occipital stroke. MRI of the brain and brainstem revealed changes in both occipital lobes consistent with an old ...

A person who has a stroke that causes vision loss is often told there is nothing she can do to improve or regain the vision she has lost. New research from the University of Rochester, published in ...

In the blink of an eye, a stroke can rewrite the brain’s intricate circuitry, leaving a trail of disrupted functions in its wake. This cerebral lightning strike affects various regions of the brain, ...

The occipital lobe is the part of the brain responsible for interpreting information from the eyes and turning it into what a person sees. It helps determine distance, depth, color, and other aspect ...

The occipital lobe is the visual processing center of the mammalian brain. The primary visual cortex is Brodmann area 17, located in the interior portion of the occipital lobe at the calcarine sulcus ...

Not seeing the left (or right) side can occur with occipital or parietal lobe damage. In my last post, I mentioned how the parietal lobes help to focus attention, and that it is asymmetric. Although ...

Not seeing the left (or right) side can occur with occipital or parietal lobe damage In my last article, I mentioned how the parietal lobes help to focus attention, and that it is asymmetric. Although ...