Body Location or Region
area striata
ar·e·a striata
Subclass of:
Visual Cortex
Definitions related to area striata:
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(primary visual cortex) A brain region in the occipital cortex that receives visual stimuli from the retina.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(primary visual cortex) 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.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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