The term inferior occipital white matter refers to the part of occipital white matter that is located deep to the inferior occipital gyrus on the ventrolateral aspect of the occipital lobe. Defined by dissection and stains for myelin, it is found in the human ( Oishi-2009 ) and the macaque ( NeuroNames ). Equivalent structures are not found in the smooth cerebral cortex of the rat or mouse ( NeuroNames ).