What Is a Cortical Region

1. cortical region – any of various regions of the cerebral cortex. cortical area. region, area – a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; “in the abdominal region”

Where are the cortical regions?

Neurons in the LGN project to striate cortex (also known as primary visual cortex or V1), an anatomically distinctive cortical region in the occipital lobe, at the back of the brain.

What does cortical mean?

Definition of cortical 1 : of, relating to, or consisting of cortex. 2 : involving or resulting from the action or condition of the cerebral cortex.