occipital cortex

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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

occipital lobe

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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