Brain Map: Occipital Lobes
The occipital lobes sit at the back of the head and are responsible for visual perception, including colour, form and motion.
Damage to the occipital lobe can include:
- Difficulty with locating objects in environment
- Difficulty with identifying colours (Colour Agnosia)
- Production of hallucinations
- Visual illusions - inaccurately seeing objects
- Word blindness - inability to recognise words
- Difficulty in recognizing drawn objects
- Inability to recognize the movement of an object (Movement Agnosia)
- Difficulties with reading and writing
Contact ABIOS
abios@health.qld.gov.au