visual cortex

Thân thiện

The student studies a diagram of the visual cortex in her textbook.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The part of the cerebral cortex that processes visual information: The visual cortex is the region of the brain's outer layer (cortex) that receives and interprets neural signals related to sight from the thalamus.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Damage to the primary visual cortex can result in blindness.
  • The study focused on how the visual cortex develops in infants.
  • Neurons in the visual cortex respond to specific shapes and movements.

Advanced Usage

• "Activation of the visual cortex": Refers to the measurable neural activity in this brain region when processing visual stimuli.

  • The fMRI scan showed strong activation of the visual cortex when the subject viewed the images.

• "Visual cortex mapping": The scientific process of determining the specific functional areas within the visual cortex.

  • Researchers use advanced techniques for visual cortex mapping.

Variants and Related Words

• Visual area (n): Another term for a region of the visual cortex.

  • Brodmann area 17 is a primary visual area.

• Striate cortex (n): A specific name for the primary visual cortex, referring to its striped appearance.

  • The striate cortex is essential for basic visual perception.

Synonyms

• Visual area: A general term for a cortical region dedicated to vision.
• Occipital cortex: Refers broadly to the occipital lobe, which contains the visual cortex.

Related Terms and Phrases

• Cortical blindness: A condition resulting from damage to the visual cortex.

  • Despite healthy eyes, the patient experienced cortical blindness after the stroke.

• Visual processing: The broader function performed by the visual cortex and connected pathways.

  • Visual processing involves both the eyes and the visual cortex.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the cortical area that receives information from the lateral geniculate body of the thalamus

Từ đồng nghĩa

• visual area