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
Main Entry: striate cortex Function: noun : an area of the brain that receives visual impulses, contains a conspicuous band of myelinated fibers, and is located mostly inthe walls and along the edges of the calcarine sulcus of the occipital lobe called also visual projection area
