Visual cortex

The visual cortex from behind. Red = Brodmann area 17 (primary visual cortex); orange = area 18; yellow = area 19

A visual cortex is a part of a human brain that can process a large amount of visual information. It can process information received from the eyes. It is located in the occipital lobe at the back of the brain. It connects to the parietal cortex.

It is part of a cerebral cortex.

The primary visual cortex is known as visual area 1 (V1).

There are other visual areas: V2, V3, V4, and V5.

The visual cortex stores representations of visual information generated by a computer system.

The visual cortex stores retinotopic maps.

See also

• Auditory cortex