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striate cortex

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Noun1.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
cortical area, cortical region - any of various regions of the cerebral cortex
occipital cortex, occipital lobe - that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying in the back of the head


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Receptive fields of cells in striate cortex of very young, visually inexperienced kittens.
The description of the visual field at this level is made on a point-to-point principle, and a foundation is created for the transition to local spectral analysis at the nest level, in the striate cortex.
 
 
 
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