Primary visual cortex (V1)

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Interesting Fact

The primary visual cortex is responsible for reading music, and looking at the performer's movements(including one's own).

Primary Visual Cortex 1. Also known as the Striate Cortex, V1 is the sensory type cortex located in and around the calcarine fissure in the occipital lobe. It is the part of the occipital lobe of the cerebral cortex that is the primary receptive area for vision V1 transmits information to two primary pathways, called the dorsal stream and the ventral stream:

The dorsal stream begins with V1, goes through Visual area V2, then to the dorsomedial area and Visual area MT (also known as V5) and to the posterior parietal cortex. The dorsal stream, sometimes called the "Where Pathway", is associated with motion, representation of object locations, and control of the eyes and arms, especially when visual information is used to guide saccades or reaching.

The ventral stream begins with V1, goes through Visual area V2, then through visual area v4, and to the inferior temporal cortex. The ventral stream, sometimes called the "What Pathway", is associated with form recognition and object representation. It is also associated with storage of long term memory.