VENTRAL STREAM

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a sequence of specialized visual areas inside the brain's cerebral cortex which begin inside the occipital lobe's striate cortex and project forward and then down into the lower temporal lobe.

VENTRAL STREAM: "The ventral strem is recognized unofficially as the "what" pathway of perception."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. CEREBRAL CORTEX
  2. BRAIN WAVES (Electroencephalogram, EEG)
  3. CHILD PSYCHIATRY
  4. LASHLEY, KARL SPENCER (1890- 1958)
  5. CONNECTOR
  6. ARTERIOSCLEROTIC BRAIN DISORDER
  7. FRANZ, SHEPHERD IVORY
  8. SOCIAL CLASS (Social Stratification)
  9. MENTAL HEALTH AND ECONOMIC LEVEL
  10. VISUAL CORTEX
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "VENTRAL STREAM," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 29, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/ventral-stream/ (accessed December 5, 2022).

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