ABSTRACT
Visual Cortical Areas in Humans
Over half of the total area of neocortex in non-human primates is occupied by visual areas. Over 25 visual areas beyond primary visual cortex (VI) have been identified in non-human primates using invasive techniques. Recent advances in fMRI, EEG, MEG, stimulus paradigms, and cortical surface reconstruction have finally made it possible to outline the borders of a number of these functionally distinct areas along the complexly folded cortical mantle of humans. These imaging studies are first reviewed. The implications of these studies for how higher level functions (like language comprehension) are implemented in the human cerebral cortex are then explored.
