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Q: Where does visual information go before traveling to the cortex?
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What part of the brain processes visual information?

The visual cortex processes visual information in the brain. This part is present in occipital lobe.


What part of the eye takes messages from the eye to the visual cortex?

The brain structure that relays information from the eyes to the visual cortex is called optic nerve.


How is visual information processed before reaching the cerebral cortex?

Upside Down, Monocular Image Passes thru The Optic Nerve


What structure is the last one that sensory information would encounter during visual processing?

primary visual cortex


What structure is the last structure that sensory information would encounter during visual processing?

primary visual cortex


The sensation of vision arises from the integration of information arriving at the?

visual cortex of the cerebrum


What region contain the primary visual cortex?

The visual cortex is found in the occipital lobe.


In the visual pathways to the brain the optic radiations project to the what?

The optic radiations, one on each side of the brain, carry information from the thalamic lateral geniculate nucleus to layer 4 of the visual cortex. (primary visual cortex)


What type of sensory information travels from the retina through the thalamus to the visual cortex?

smell


What part of the brain optical illusions affect?

Optical illusions are created by giving the visual cortex in the occipital lobe conflicting information. When the visual cortex tries to sort out the conflicting information received from the eyes, it must make a decision about which pattern or information to process and which pattern or information to disregard.


Which regions of the cerebral cortex lie at the back of the head and receive visual information?

The primary visual cortext (also called region V1 or the striate cortex is located in the occipital lobe. There are also extrastriate visual cortical areas V2,V3,V4 and V5


Which cerebral lobe is the visual cortex lobe located?

The visual cortex is located in the occipital lobe at the posterior (back) cerebrum.