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Primary visual cortex
| Name: | Primary visual cortex |
| Is part of: | visual system, occipital cortex |
| Has role: | Visual system function |
| Super-category: | Regional part of brain |
| Id: | nlx_143552 |
| Defining criteria: | cyto-architecture, connectivity |
| Organism: | mammal |
| Link to OWL / RDF: | Download this content as OWL/RDF |
| Defining Criteria: | cyto-architecture, connectivity |
| Cyto-architecture defining Criteria: | In humans, corresponds to Brodmann's area 17 |
| Myelo-architecture defining Criteria: | In humans, characterized by a prominent band of myelinated fibers in layer IV, visible to the naked eye in gross dissections. |
| Connectivity defining Criteria: | Receives projections from the dorsal nucleus of the lateral geniculate body |
| Topography defining Criteria: | In humans, surrounds the calcarine sulcus (Kandel, Schwarz and Jessell, Principles of Neural Science, Ed 4, pg 326) |
| Profile: | physiology |
| Brain regions that send axons into this region: | dorsal nucleus of lateral geniculate body |
| Overlaps : | Brodmann area 17 |
Neurons in Primary visual cortex
Neocortex primary visual layer 5 callosal cell, Neocortex primary visual layer 5 corticopontine/tectal pyramidal cell are neurons that can be found in Primary visual cortex or its parts.
Parts of Primary visual cortex
Inferred outgoing projections for Primary visual cortex
The following brain regions receive axons from Primary visual cortex: Dorsal nucleus of lateral geniculate body. The statements about these projections are not made on this page, but rather are made on the pages linked here.
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Facts about Primary visual cortexRDF feed
| AfferentProjections | Dorsal nucleus of lateral geniculate body + |
| ConnDefiningCriteria | Receives projections from the dorsal nucleus of the lateral geniculate body |
| CurationStatus | uncurated + |
| CytoDefiningCriteria | In humans, corresponds to Brodmann's area 17 |
| DefiningCriteria | cyto-architecture, connectivity + |
| Definition | Region of visual cortex that receives visual input from the eyes through the lateral geniculate nuclei (Sadato et al., 1996, PMID: 8606771). |
| EditorialNote | Need to determine what relates a functional area to a regional part of |
| EfferentProjections | Extrastriate cortex + |
| Has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | PONS brain region + |
| Has role | Visual system function + |
| Id | nlx_143552 + |
| Is part of | Visual system +, and Occipital cortex + |
| Label | Primary visual cortex + |
| ModifiedDate | 5 March 2013 + |
| MyeloDefiningCriteria | In humans, characterized by a prominent band of myelinated fibers in layer IV, visible to the naked eye in gross dissections. |
| Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | PONS brain region + |
| PartiallyOverlapsWith | Brodmann area 17 + |
| Profile | physiology + |
| Species | Mammal + |
| SuperCategory | Regional part of brain + |
| Synonym | V1 +, and striate cortex + |
| TomoDefiningCriteria | In humans, surrounds the calcarine sulcus (Kandel, Schwarz and Jessell, Principles of Neural Science, Ed 4, pg 326) |



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