Preferred Label : Primary Visual Cortex;
MeSH definition : An area comprised of parts of OCCIPITAL LOBE and the CALCARINE SULCUS of the visual
cortex in humans with direct connectivity to the LATERAL GENICULATE NUCLEUS. It is
the end organ where visual stimuli are received in the visual cortex.;
MeSH synonym : Cortex, Primary Visual; Primary Visual Cortices; Visual Cortex, Primary; Area V1; V1, Area; Brodmann's Area 17; Area 17, Brodmann's; Brodmanns Area 17; Visual Cortex V1; Cortex V1, Visual; V1, Visual Cortex; Calcarine Cortex; Calcarine Cortices; Cortex, Calcarine; Striate Cortex; Cortex, Striate; Brodmann Area 17; Area 17, Brodmann; Cortical Area V1; Area V1, Cortical; V1, Cortical Area; Visual Cortex Primary; Cortex Primary, Visual; Primary, Visual Cortex;
MeSH annotation : do not confuse entry term STRIATE CORTEX with CORPUS STRIATUM (basal ganglia);
Origin ID : D000087642;
UMLS CUI : C0038446;
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An area comprised of parts of OCCIPITAL LOBE and the CALCARINE SULCUS of the visual
cortex in humans with direct connectivity to the LATERAL GENICULATE NUCLEUS. It is
the end organ where visual stimuli are received in the visual cortex.