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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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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

"The visual cortex itself changes. It becomes more similar to the areas around it. There are still a lot of questions about how development controls this patterning."

From Science Daily Jun. 3, 2024

The team used BARseq to map the brains of nine mice and traced gene expression in each mouse's visual cortex.

From Science Daily Jun. 3, 2024

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

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass

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