visual cortex
noun
: a sensory area of the occipital lobe of the cerebral cortex receiving afferent nerve fibers concerned with vision
called also visual area
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For the visual cortex to need defending, harmful neuroplasticity would need to occur in the space of a few hours.
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Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 26 July 2020
The visual system includes the eyes, the optic nerves that connect the eyes to the brain, and the brain’s visual cortex.
—Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2023
Also, these brain cells send messages directly to the visual cortex, which initiates the dreaming process.
—Roberta McLain, Scientific American, 12 Dec. 2023
Early tests indicate the light-detecting cells in the eyeball’s retina are perceiving light and sending some signals to the visual cortex in his brain.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Nov. 2023
Scans of dreaming people show most of the brain activity associated with REM is within the visual cortex.
—Roberta McLain, Scientific American, 12 Dec. 2023
That image was normally recorded in the visual cortex, Rodriguez said.
—Jon Lapook, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2023
These studies showed that in female rats given daily doses of SSRIs, new synapses formed in their visual cortex and hippocampus, brain areas linked to learning and memory.
—WIRED, 26 Oct. 2023
Her visual cortex had been removed by his supervisor, but her superior colliculus was still intact.
—Nick Romeo, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2023
Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 26 July 2020
The visual system includes the eyes, the optic nerves that connect the eyes to the brain, and the brain’s visual cortex.
—Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2023
Also, these brain cells send messages directly to the visual cortex, which initiates the dreaming process.
—Roberta McLain, Scientific American, 12 Dec. 2023
Early tests indicate the light-detecting cells in the eyeball’s retina are perceiving light and sending some signals to the visual cortex in his brain.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Nov. 2023
Scans of dreaming people show most of the brain activity associated with REM is within the visual cortex.
—Roberta McLain, Scientific American, 12 Dec. 2023
That image was normally recorded in the visual cortex, Rodriguez said.
—Jon Lapook, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2023
These studies showed that in female rats given daily doses of SSRIs, new synapses formed in their visual cortex and hippocampus, brain areas linked to learning and memory.
—WIRED, 26 Oct. 2023
Her visual cortex had been removed by his supervisor, but her superior colliculus was still intact.
—Nick Romeo, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2023
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“Visual cortex.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/visual%20cortex. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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