visual cortex

American  

noun

1. the portion of the cerebral cortex of the brain that receives and processes impulses from the optic nerves.

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Example Sentences

Using the eMAP technique, the team found filopodia across multiple regions of the adult mouse brain, including the visual cortex, at levels far higher than previously reported.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

The team also used pattern visual evoked potentials – a painless test that measured how well signals travelled from the retina to the visual cortex.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

But we do know that when you imagine something without actually receiving any visual stimulus from your retina, your primary visual cortex does get activated.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2025

"Our research therefore shows that fundamental visual information is transmitted with differential encoding to 'higher' areas of the brain like the visual cortex in different phases of arousal," summarizes neurobiologist Laura Busse.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2024

The visual cortex in your brain is activated when your auditory cortex is stimulated.”

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass