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visual cortex

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noun

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


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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

"We found not one, or two, but eight remarkably similar maps in the visual cortex!"

From Science Daily Dec. 23, 2025

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

Her optic nerve is transmitting those signals to her visual cortex.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

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