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Abstract
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.
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- Area V1
- Brodmann Area 17
- Brodmann's Area 17
- Calcarine Cortex
- Cortical Area V1
- Striate Cortex
- Visual Cortex Primary
- Visual Cortex V1
- Area 17, Brodmann
- Area 17, Brodmann's
- Area V1, Cortical
- Brodmanns Area 17
- Calcarine Cortices
- Cortex Primary, Visual
- Cortex V1, Visual
- Cortex, Calcarine
- Cortex, Primary Visual
- Cortex, Striate
- Primary Visual Cortices
- Primary, Visual Cortex
- V1, Area
- V1, Cortical Area
- V1, Visual Cortex
- Visual Cortex, Primary
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
do not confuse entry term STRIATE CORTEX with CORPUS STRIATUM (basal ganglia)
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2022(1979)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Primary Visual Cortex. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000087642. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000087642
- Primary Visual Cortex. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primary_visual_cortex
- Primary Visual Cortex. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66531315