visual cortex

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Noun1.visual cortex - the cortical area that receives information from the lateral geniculate body of the thalamus
visual area
cortical area, cortical region - any of various regions of the cerebral cortex
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A brain implant that stimulates the visual cortex directly is another strategy albeit risky.
Optic Nerve Stimulation to Aid Blind
Though the research is isolated to the visual cortex, it suggests that other areas of the brain may also be much more plastic for much longer than previously thought, Murphy said.
Human vision keeps developing until mid-life: study
CorticalSight will apply techniques from the field of optogenetics to enable communication between neurons in the visual cortex and a camera-based, high-definition artificial retina worn over the eyes.
Leti joins DARPA-funded consortium to develop implantable device for restoring vision
However, more recently, it was demonstrated that also simply blindfolding adults with normal vision for only a few days can also cause activations of the visual cortex while Braille reading [48].
How Senses Work Together: Cross-Modal Interactions between Primary Sensory Cortices
By bypassing the retina and optic nerve and directly stimulating the visual cortex, a cortical prosthesis system has the potential to restore useful vision to patients completely blinded due to many reasons, including glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, or forms of cancer and trauma.
FDA Grants Second Sight Conditional Approval to Begin First Orion Human Clinical Study
The VEP can then be used to assess the function of the optic nerve and the visual cortex. (21) Given that the pattern reversal VEP is susceptible to changes related to inaccurate fixation and defocus it is recommended that the patient is closely observed during the recording to prevent a false positive result.
Visual evoked potentials and their use in an optometric setting
Conclusions: PA patients with improved vision exhibit increased neural activity within the visual cortex, but decreased neural activity in subareas of the multisensory and multimodal systems beyond the vision cortex.
Changes in the Vision-related Resting-state Network in Pituitary Adenoma Patients After Vision Improvement
The shambling Hollywood detective isn't much of a tonic for the primary visual cortex in the occipital lobe.
WHY COLUMBO'S A WHO DUMB-IT
The visual cortex, for example, occupies the rear of the brain.
In the human brain, latest studies suggest size really isn't everything
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