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Extrastriate cortex — The extrastriate cortex is the region of the occipital cortex of the mammalian brain located next to the striate cortex (which is also known as the primary visual cortex). In terms of Brodmann areas, the extrastriate cortex comprises Brodmann… … Wikipedia
Visual cortex — Brain: Visual cortex View of the brain from behind. Red = Brodmann area 17 (primary visual cortex); orange = area 18; yellow = area 19 … Wikipedia
Face perception — is the process by which the brain and mind understand and interpret the face, particularly the human face.The face is an important site for the identification of others and conveys significant social information. Probably because of the… … Wikipedia
Functional specialization (brain) — This article is about specialization of function among regions of the brain generally. For the particular topic of left right brain specialization, see Lateralization of brain function. Functional specialization suggests that different areas in… … Wikipedia
Dorsomedial area — The Dorsomedial area, also known as DM or V6, is a subdivision of the visual cortex of primates first described by John Allman and Jon Kaas in 1975. DM is located in the dorsal part of the extrastriate cortex, near the deep groove through the… … Wikipedia
Subitizing and counting — Subitizing, coined in 1949 by E.L. Kaufman et al.cite journal|author=Kaufman, E. L., Lord, M. W., Reese, T. W., Volkmann, J|year=1949|title=The discrimination of visual number|journal=American Journal of… … Wikipedia
Receptive field — The receptive field of a sensory neuron is a region of space in which the presence of a stimulus will alter the firing of that neuron. Receptive fields have been identified for neurons of the auditory system, the somatosensory system, and the… … Wikipedia
Out-of-body experience — Artist s depiction of the separation stage of an out of body experience, which often precedes free movement. An out of body experience (OBE or sometimes OOBE) is an experience that typically involves a sensation of floating outside of one s body… … Wikipedia
Blindsight — This article is about the neurological phenomenon. For other uses, see Blindsight (disambiguation). Blindsight is a phenomenon in which people who are perceptually blind in a certain area of their visual field demonstrate some response to visual… … Wikipedia
Color vision — White light shone onto a green surface is perceived as green by the human eye, and processed as such in the brain s visual cortex … Wikipedia
