Visual cortex
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visual-cortex-175-12575157
title:
Visual cortex
text:
The visual cortex of the brain is the area of the cerebral cortex that processes visual information. It is located in the occipital lobe. Sensory input originating from the eyes travels through the lateral geniculate nucleus in the thalamus and then reaches the visual cortex. The area of the visual cortex that receives the sensory input from the lateral geniculate nucleus is the primary visual cortex, also known as visual area 1 (V1), Brodmann area 17, or the striate cortex. The extrastriate are
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description:
Region of the brain that processes visual information
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_cortex
date created:
2001-08-09T16:09:44Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T05:00:35Z
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