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visual area

visual area

6.1
A part of the brain that receives and processes images from the eyes
  • noun
  • /ˈvɪʒuəl ˈɛəriə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : área visual
  • They're receiving, you know, indirectly or directly inputs from visual areas, from somatosensory areas.

They're receiving, you know, indirectly or directly inputs from visual areas, from somatosensory areas.

Examples

  • Livingstone and Hubel (1988) presented extensive physiological research that shows separate pathways of visual information up through the higher visual areas of the cortex.

    Academic text (1997)

  • The visual area in the brain is crucial for interpreting the images we see every day.

  • If no, I'm not saying the higher visual level, higher visual areas using lower visual areas.

  • So what are two methods used by neuroscientists to map multiple visual areas in the cortex?

  • Neuroscientists study the visual area to understand how we perceive colors and shapes.

  • Damage to the visual area can result in significant impairments in vision and recognition.

Synonyms

visual cortex
vsvisual area
  • Specialized
4 5.7

Part of the brain at the back that turns signals from the eyes into what you see

is narrower, naming the single primary receiving region rather than all areas
striate cortex
vsvisual area
  • Specialized
7.8

The part of the brain at the back that receives visual signals from the eyes

is the same region but named in a more general way
striate area
vsvisual area
  • Specialized
9.3

Part of the back of the brain that gets signals from the eyes for vision

is the same region but expressed with a different anatomical label
first visual area
vsvisual area
  • Specialized
8.5

Part of the brain at the back that first gets signals from the eyes

is the same region but uses a numeric or map-based name less general
Brodmann's area 17
vsvisual area
  • Specialized
9.7

The part at the back of the brain that first processes what you see

is the same region but referred to with a general descriptive name
area 17 of Brodmann
vsvisual area
  • Specialized
9.6

Part of the back of the brain that receives and starts to process signals from the eyes

is the same region but named without the technical map label

Surface Forms

visual area singular
visual areas plural

Morphology

visual + area

The noun phrase is directly compositional: 'visual' (related to sight or images) modifies 'area' (a region or part), so the phrase clearly denotes a region used for visual content. This adjective+noun construction is a standard, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the intended meaning.

Etymology

The noun visual area comes from brain studies that showed a particular area that receives signals from the eyes. Because this part deals with pictures and sight, it became known as the visual area, meaning the place in the brain that 'helps us see'.