visual cortex

noun

: a sensory area of the occipital lobe of the cerebral cortex receiving afferent nerve fibers concerned with vision

called also visual area

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Neuralink and some others, meanwhile, are aiming to bypass the eye completely and stimulate the brain’s visual cortex instead. —

Emily Mullin, WIRED, 25 Oct. 2024 Most surprisingly, after training, both blind and sighted participants also showed visual cortex activation in response to audible echoes. —

Simon Makin, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024 The reason why the movie generated by electrodes is so blurry is because neurons in the human visual cortex do not represent tiny dots or pixels. —

Geoffrey Boynton, Discover Magazine, 8 Aug. 2024 This cutting-edge brain implant is designed to connect directly to the visual cortex, potentially allowing even those who have lost their eyes or optic nerves to see. —

Charlie Fink, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for visual cortex