striate area

Noun
  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 (synset 105502269)
    is a type of: cortical area, cortical region - any of various regions of the cerebral cortex
    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
    same as: area 17 of brodmann, brodmann's area 17, first visual area, striate cortex

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