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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Using imaging studies, researchers linked cases to disorders in the brain’s visual cortex.
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Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 16 Aug. 2024
So, even a single star – a single, bright pixel – generates an immensely complex neural response in the visual cortex.
—Geoffrey Boynton, Discover Magazine, 8 Aug. 2024
Zeman wondered whether his patient’s visual cortex had become somehow deactivated.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 1 Aug. 2024
At the time, evidence was accumulating that the visual cortex activates when people imagine or perceive something.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 1 Aug. 2024
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Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 16 Aug. 2024
So, even a single star – a single, bright pixel – generates an immensely complex neural response in the visual cortex.
—Geoffrey Boynton, Discover Magazine, 8 Aug. 2024
Zeman wondered whether his patient’s visual cortex had become somehow deactivated.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 1 Aug. 2024
At the time, evidence was accumulating that the visual cortex activates when people imagine or perceive something.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 1 Aug. 2024
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“Visual cortex.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/visual%20cortex. Accessed 22 Sep. 2024.
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