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occipital cortex - that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying in the back of the head

calcarine fissure, calcarine sulcus - a sulcus in the mesial surface of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum

cerebral cortex, cerebral mantle, cortex, pallium - the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum

occipital gyrus - any of the convolutions of the outer surface of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum

lobe - (anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part; "ear lobe"

area 17 of Brodmann, Brodmann's area 17, first visual area, striate area, striate cortex - the part of the occipital cortex that receives the fibers of the optic radiation from the lateral geniculate body and is the primary receptive area for vision

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Results: Under both the real-face and face-pareidolia conditions, activation was observed in the Prefrontal Cortex (PFCX), occipital cortex V1, occipital cortex V2, and inferior temporal regions.

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In all three groups, lutein was differentially distributed across brain areas, with the highest concentrations in the occipital cortex (which is involved in visual processing).

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A prior study had suggested that these effects persisted following abstinence, because concomitantly binge drinking and marijuana using adolescents showed greater thickness in the ACC, medial temporal gyrus, lingual gyrus, and occipital cortex both before and after 28 days of monitored abstinence.

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Compared to healthy controls, local metabolic connectivity was significantly decreased within the occipital cortex, thalamus, and cerebellum of DLB patients.

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Interestingly, this finding has not been reported in any previous fMRI study on PI, whereas it fits with prior evidence of abnormal FC pattern within the occipital cortex in sleep-deprived healthy subjects [21].

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Dr Al Madani says he has used a magnetic device that patients clip to their head for 20 minutes a day to stimulate the brain's occipital cortex.

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MRI with DWI, ADC, and T2/FLAIR showed diffusion restriction and hyperintense signal throughout the left occipital cortex (Figures 2(e), 2(f), and 2(g)).

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