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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Researchers used broadband near-infrared spectroscopy to measure cellular metabolism in the visual cortex of participants’ brains.
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Natalie Healey, WIRED, 8 Sep. 2021
The biggest side effect would be damage to the visual cortex—brain damage.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Dec. 2012
Indeed, the researchers were able to observe activity in the primary visual cortex, which confirmed that the goggles were properly transmitting sharp images to the rodents' retinas.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 29 Dec. 2024
That patient has a 400-electrode device implanted in the visual cortex as part of a collaborative research effort called the Intracortical Visual Prosthesis Project (ICVP).
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Sep. 2024
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Natalie Healey, WIRED, 8 Sep. 2021
The biggest side effect would be damage to the visual cortex—brain damage.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Dec. 2012
Indeed, the researchers were able to observe activity in the primary visual cortex, which confirmed that the goggles were properly transmitting sharp images to the rodents' retinas.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 29 Dec. 2024
That patient has a 400-electrode device implanted in the visual cortex as part of a collaborative research effort called the Intracortical Visual Prosthesis Project (ICVP).
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Visual cortex.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/visual%20cortex. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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