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. Survival after severe damage to the occipital lobe is possible because it is involved in but one process, a very important one: vision. The occipital lobe houses the primary visual cortex of the brain. In this video, Alex talks about the occipital lobe function, occipital lobe frequency and some of the weirdest Occipital Lobe disorders and damage that may affect it. ➖➖➖➖➖➖ If you Love The Science Kids and want to help support it? Subscribe to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfruPWY0kYX6ksIb_V7-vAw?sub_confirmation=1 We explore all those curious topics that make us ask "why?" with Alex & Sophie ➖➖➖➖➖➖ Check the rest of Human Brain Series : - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjTIBAu90Lp4CdWWJERgGLozjvA86VzEA Our Socials: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thescikids/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesciencekids/ Website: https://www.thesciencekids.com