noun

• A lobe in the midbrain from which the optic nerve partly arises.

  ‘Information from these receptors is processed in the optic lobes of the brain.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘The effects of light are apparently mediated by the eyes, which are attached directly to the brain via the optic lobe.’
  • ‘Archaeopteryx even had large optic lobes to process the visual input needed for flying.’
  • ‘Their optic lobes are enlarged compared to dinosaurs found closer to the Equator, which would enable them to see better in the dark.’
  • ‘Eye discs were then separated from the optic lobe and mounted in 80% glycerol.’