noun
visual cortex; visual area of the brain
Neuroscience term for the part of the cerebral cortex that processes visual information.
視覚野は後頭葉に位置している。
The visual cortex is located in the occipital lobe.
fMRIを用いて視覚野の活動を測定した。
We measured activity in the visual cortex using fMRI.
後頭葉 is the occipital lobe, which contains the primary visual cortex.
Compound of 視覚 (vision) and 野 (field, area), a calque from Western neuroscience terminology.