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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An animation shows all 1,800 cells along a single column of visual cortex in a mouse's brain.
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Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025
As the task got more difficult, less energy was afforded to parts of the visual cortex not involved in processing the stimuli.
—Natalie Healey, WIRED, 8 Sep. 2021
Researchers used broadband near-infrared spectroscopy to measure cellular metabolism in the visual cortex of participants’ brains.
—Natalie Healey, WIRED, 8 Sep. 2021
The biggest side effect would be damage to the visual cortex—brain damage.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Dec. 2012
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Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025
As the task got more difficult, less energy was afforded to parts of the visual cortex not involved in processing the stimuli.
—Natalie Healey, WIRED, 8 Sep. 2021
Researchers used broadband near-infrared spectroscopy to measure cellular metabolism in the visual cortex of participants’ brains.
—Natalie Healey, WIRED, 8 Sep. 2021
The biggest side effect would be damage to the visual cortex—brain damage.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Dec. 2012
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“Visual cortex.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/visual%20cortex. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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