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Visual cortex

Posted byBrian Hopkins May 22, 2019

The part of the cortex that represents visual information.  Can refer to either primary visual cortex, or all of the primary and secondary visual cortices. 

See Calcarine sulcus (or fissure), Ocular dominance columns, Oculomotor nucleus, Primary motor cortex, Primary visual cortex (V1), Secondary visual cortex (V2), Two visual systems hypothesis

Posted byBrian HopkinsMay 22, 2019Posted inUncategorizedTags: glossary

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