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visual cortex
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Noun1.visual cortex - the cortical area that receives information from the lateral geniculate body of the thalamus
cortical area, cortical region - any of various regions of the cerebral cortex


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In the study, Huxlin studied seven people who had suffered a stroke that damaged an area of the brain known as the primary visual cortex or V1, which serves as the gateway to the rest of the brain for all the visual information that comes through our eyes.
Primary Visual Cortex Our brain's Primary Visual Cortex is located in our NeoCortex and receives visual input for cognitive (thinking) and perceptual (understanding) processing.
The research team discovered that the initial neural response of the primary visual cortex (V1) and primary auditory cortex (A1), the first cortical areas of the brain receiving information about the stimuli, is amplified by attention.
 
 
 
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