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AREA 17 OF BRODMANN
Dictionary entry overview: What does area 17 of Brodmann mean?
• AREA 17 OF BRODMANN (noun)
The noun AREA 17 OF BRODMANN has 1 sense:
1. the part of the occipital cortex that receives the fibers of the optic radiation from the lateral geniculate body and is the primary receptive area for vision
Familiarity information: AREA 17 OF BRODMANN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The part of the occipital cortex that receives the fibers of the optic radiation from the lateral geniculate body and is the primary receptive area for vision
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
area 17 of Brodmann; Brodmann's area 17; first visual area; striate area; striate cortex
Hypernyms ("area 17 of Brodmann" is a kind of...):
cortical area; cortical region (any of various regions of the cerebral cortex)
Holonyms ("area 17 of Brodmann" is a part of...):
occipital cortex; occipital lobe (that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying in the back of the head)
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