Zunaira saleh5 days ago

Primary visual cortex

. Six layers of the primary visual cortex. The connections shown on the left side of the figure originate in the magnocellular layers of the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) and transmit rapidly changing black and white visual signals. The pathways to the right originate in the parvocellular layers (layers III through VI) of the LGN; they transmit signals that depict accurate spatial detail, as well as color. Note especially the areas of the visual cortex called color blobs, which are necessary for detection of color.