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VISUAL AREA [2 records]

Record 1 2011-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
DEF

The region of the cerebral cortex occupying the entire surface of the occipital lobe, and composed of Brodmann's areas 17 to 19.

OBS

Area 17 (which is also called striate cortex or area because the line of Gennari is grossly visible on its surface) is the primary visual cortex, receiving the visual radiation from the lateral geniculate body of the thalamus.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
DEF

Circonvolution angulaire du lobe occipital; zone de réception spécifique des messages visuels.

Spanish

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Record 2 1988-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Publication and Bookselling

French

Domaine(s)
  • Édition et librairie
CONT

Les plages visuelles des documents de vulgarisation scientifique.

Spanish

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